Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Inertia ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews! Here's the next chapter of Inertia!

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 used to be whole…now I'm merely a half. I have half a life, half a mind, half a soul to ruin. I feel so empty, not complete anymore. Everything that he brought to me is gone…courage, confidence, and strength have left me for good…leaving me with nothing'

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"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.

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Sun pounded down on Yami's lifeless body as Yugi slowly woke up from his drug-hazed sleep. He groaned as the curtain shifted slightly in the soft breeze causing the sun to fall on him, making his head ache. 'What happened?' he thought fuzzily, noticing that his mouth seemed un cooperative this morning. 'Why do I feel so…empty?' A growing feeling of dread started to take over his stomach, and was followed up by nausea as his violet eyes opened against their own will to see a broken millennium puzzle on the ground beside the bed. "Yami?" he whispered, eyes widening. "Where are you? What have I done?!" The small boy rolled out of bed and hit the hard floor with a dull thump, causing the pounding sensation in his head to increase ten fold. Ever so slowly, Yugi managed to crawl over to the broken puzzle, wincing at the movement it took. 'What happened last night? My memory is all fuzzy.' No matter how hard he tried, nothing seemed to come to mind

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yami...but it took a moment for him to register the fact that the spirit wasn't moving...at all. Upon this realization, he gave a startled cry and lurched towards the lifeless form, ignoring the pain caused by his sudden movement. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he called out his lover's name...and received no response. Falling on top of the spirit, Yugi pressed his face to the inside of Yami's neck, his fingers clawing at an unmoving chest. His small body shook with the force of his sobs, the empty feeling inside of him growing with each passing second as memories of Yami's presence slowly faded behind closed eyelids.

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Jou yawned sleepily, eyes not wanting to open yet as he basked in the comfyness of his large bed. A thin strip of sunlight danced through the curtains and onto the floor. He let out a soft noise of contentment, rolling over to encounter another warm body. "You've moved onto my side of the bed again" a deep voice grumbled near Jou's ear. The blonde opened his warm brown eyes, a sheepish grin on his face.

"Oops?" he said, trying not to laugh at his boyfriend's disgruntled face. Said boyfriend sighed and sat up, obviously wide-awake.

"Don't even think about laughing" Kaiba muttered, looking grumpy. "You do this every morning and every morning it's me who gets up first and you get to lounge around in bed some more". Jounouchi grinned brightly and squirmed across the bed till he reached Seto and latched his arms around the brunette's waist.

"I'm really sorry and it will never happen again?"

Seto sighed tiredly, shaking his head. "You are absolutely hopeless mutt. Now come on, we should go check on Yami today." Instantly, Jou sat up straight, an unusually serious look on his face.

"You're right Seto. Let's go" he replied quietly, letting his 'happy go lucky' mask slip for a moment before getting up and heading into the bathroom. Kaiba blinked once, then a few more times. He had never seen Jounouchi…well…that sad before. Jou and sad just did not go in the same sentence.

'I'll talk to him about it later' the CEO decided, un tangling his leg from the sheet and headed out to the kitchen to make breakfast.

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Nearly an hour later, Yugi's stunned form hadn't moved from Yami's side. His body periodically shuddered spontaneously; tears occasionally seeping from behind firmly closed eyes. Breathing in shakily, the small teen forced himself to sit up, brushing fingertips across Yami's cold, lifeless face as the tears started up again. He had slowly remembered last night, and he couldn't figure out what had come over him. His argument with Yami...smashing the puzzle...*he* had been the one to do this to his dark, *he* was the one to blame. No wonder the spirit hated him...rejected him...didn't want him...he simply wasn't worthy.

Choking back another sob, the tri-color haired teen turned his back on the unmoving body behind him, eyes landing on the scattered puzzle pieces. Quickly making up his mind, he gathered them together and started fitting them into their appropriate places.

Even if his stronger side hated him, he should have a chance at living his life. Even if he left, no matter how much it hurt, Yugi owed him this much. Yami had changed his life...Yami had given him strength... even though he hadn't deserved it, the ancient spirit had given him everything he had. He would give it all back by replacing Yami's life, and then he would let the 5000 year old Pharaoh wander carelessly out his door and he could go back to Ranger. After all, without the spirit he was nothing...and so he would do nothing and let Ranger have his fun. His destiny would be nothing more.

Piece by piece, the puzzle slowly began to reform again, bringing what little color Yami had had in his cheeks back. There was the sound of low raspy breathing and the pharaoh's chest moved up and down at a steady rate. Yugi swallowed hard as he placed the last piece where it belonged and quickly set it down on the ground, remembering what had happened last time. The golden pyramid began to glow brightly and spin around as though controlled by some un seen force. Taking a step back, Yugi held his breath and waited. After a few minutes, it had calmed down and just lay there on the floor. Let out a shaky breath, the small teenager approached the still spirit cautiously. Deciding that Yami wouldn't be waking up anytime soon, Yugi ran over to his dresser and began to take out various clothes (T- shirts, pants, boxers, sweaters, etc) and threw them into a backpack. He would not be coming back to this house…his house….there was no point. Yami would never forgive him...for letting himself be raped and for smashing the puzzle. Running to the bathroom, ignoring the pain for now, the millenium puzzle holder grabbed his toothbrush and a bottle of Tylenol and threw those into the bag also. On a whim, he bent down and brushed a soft kiss past Yami's warming lips. "I'm sorry" he whispered, a single tear falling down his cheek and onto Yami's. "I love you." Without a second look, the teen shouldered his bag and left the house, determined to go find Ranger.

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The doctor sighed tiredly as he replaced a chart hanging at the end of Ryuji Otogi's bed. "No change" he murmured sadly, sending a look of pity at the motionless teenager. "And he had such a promising future." There was a soft knock at the door and the doctor glanced up to spot a petit blonde nurse holding a rather large file folder.

"Excuse me sir, but his latest brain response test has just come back" she explained in a quiet voice. He nodded and motioned for her to come in. After taking the folder in his hands, he began to leaf through it.

"It's such a pity to see such successful kids turning to drugs" he replied, looking extremely serious. "At such a young age too…but Ryuji looks like he might recover….given time of course". The young nurse nodded in agreement.

"His brain is becoming more active….I wouldn't be surprised if he was awake any day now". The elderly man managed a small smile before handing the folder back to his associate.

"I'll come by later on today. Let's see if we can get him a CAT scan for tomorrow, alright?" The blonde nodded, taking back the awkward brown folder.

"Yes sir"

He cast one final look at the game creator before heading out of the room. 'It's a shame to see great minds like that go to waste…it's even harder to listen to the younger people be optimistic. In this business…there's either hope for a good recovery…or none at all'.

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Yugi timidly made his way through the dirty alleyways of downtown, hoping that he would find Ranger again. For some reason, that man made him feel….well….almost emotionless, which the young boy was welcoming these days. The sensations all around and inside him were just too much and he had to escape them! 'They will never catch up with me again!' he decided determinedly. All of a sudden, a hand shot out from behind a barrel.

"Lookie what we got here" someone purred in a deep voice. "One little treasure walkin' around….askin' me to do as I please"

TBC

Again, sorry it's so short. I think this story might actually be finished in 2-3 chapter plus an epilogue. Again, some parts of this were written by DoC (bless her heart for getting me out of writers block and doing a better job than I could ever do). See if you can guess which ones! Anyways, HOPEFULLY be back with the next chapter soon! Read and Review!

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