Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Not Who They Seem To Be ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Not Who They Seem To Be

My Yami walked us home. I came out of the ring once we were in the safety of my bedroom and lay on my bed. My Yami walked over and sat next to me.

"Are you alright, Ryou?" He asked. Alright? Of course I wasn't, he should know that. "...I'm sorry, it was a stupid question." He said.

"Don't worry about it." I rolled over so my back was facing him. As much as I had missed him, I couldn't bear to see him then. Ever since he returned he had shown everyone about the way he felt towards me. Everyone...except me.

"What's bothering you? I...feel the same sad energy coming from you as I did before. Why are you so sad? I thought you wanted me to come back." My Yami's voice held an obvious tone of sadness and I regretted being so cold to him. I could feel the sadness in his heart and I turned to face him. He had faced the wall, not looking at me and I gently turned his head back to face me.

"I do, I'm glad you're back. It's just..." I trailed off.

"Just what?" He asked, suddenly interested. I shook my head.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it." I said. I let go of his face and stood up, walking to the other side of the room. My Yami came up behind me and wrapped me in an embrace.

"Ryou, don't shut me out. Please tell me what's bothering you. It hurts me to see you like this." He said.

"Does it really? ...I'm beginning to wonder." I said. My Yami stepped back.

"Is that what's bothering you? You think I don't love you?" He asked. I turned to face him.

"No, it's not that exactly...It's just...Ever since you returned, you've been giving hints to everyone as to how you feel about me. And the thing is...you haven't even told me how you feel yet." I turned away from him again. I was embarrassed at how emotional and stupid I sounded. I sounded weak, like I had when I first met him.

I felt him hug me again.

"I'm sorry, Ryou, you should have been the first. But you will be the first to hear it directly." He said.

"Thank you." I said. He began placing tiny kisses on my neck and I closed my eyes, leaning into his touch.

Then I heard him whisper, "I love you, Ryou." And he led me towards the bed we shared once again. We had never made love, but we didn't need to. I think he was waiting for the right moment. He also didn't want to pressure me after the incident with Yugi's Yami.

The two of us lay next to each other, his arms around me and I curled up next to him. It was only mid-afternoon, but the two of us had had a long day and needed our rest. I fell asleep listening to my Yami's deep breathing and rhythmic heartbeat. Unfortunately, sleep wasn't the escape I was hoping it would be...

<I'm at Yugi's house. He had invited me over, insisting that I needed to get away from my empty house and spend some time together with him. He invited me to stay overnight as well, under the assumption that I didn't want to spend another night alone with my Yami. It was incorrect, but I wasn't going to tell him that. As much as I enjoyed being alone with my Yami, I wasn't going to leave Yugi to be with him. Yugi's innocence and friendship always made me feel better.

I was just getting out of his shower. Yami was there and he said that I should take one to relax, seeing that I was tense. Yugi had fallen asleep before I had gotten in and Yami said he would help him to bed. I agreed and had a shower. Now I was walking down the dark hallway to find the stairs back down to the ground level where Yugi and I were sleeping. A bed would have been more comfortable, but the TV was in there and the two of us wanting to watch it.

As I felt my way back to the stairs, I saw a light coming from one of the rooms. It was an extra room that Yugi told me belonged to his Yami. Although he didn't sleep in there, he used it during the day for purposes that Yugi was unaware of. Yami always broke the contact when he went in there. The door was open a crack and my curiosity got the better of me. I walked to the room and peeked inside to make sure no one was there. Seeing that I was alone, I went inside. I gasped at what I saw.

Yami was clearly obsessed with Yugi. There were pictures everywhere. Pictures of him laughing, sleeping, pretty much any type of picture you could imagine. There were notes on the desk; one of the only two pieces of furniture occupying the room, the other being a chair. I looked at the notes, but couldn't read them. They seemed to be in hieroglyphics. I looked around the rest of the room, every drawer and corner filled with even more pictures. One drawer held pictures of Yugi in not-so-appropriate positions. Times like when he was changing or showering. Of course, these were obviously taken without Yugi's knowledge. Each picture was taken at a distance, and some had pieces of bush or tree in them. I was shocked, to say the least. I walked backwards, heading towards the exit when I tripped and fell on my back. I had tripped on a bunch of pillows that I hadn't seen earlier. I heard laughter coming from the doorway and I jumped up.

"Yami! I...I'm sorry. I'll leave now." I said. I walked to the door, but Yami wouldn't let me pass.

"Where do you think you're going? Yugi told you I don't want anyone coming in here, so now I'll have to punish you." He said. I backed away from him.

"What do you mean?" Yami stepped into the room and I noticed that he was holding Yugi. Yugi was asleep and...Naked?

"What did you do to him?" I asked. Yami shrugged.

"A little sleeping pill in his drink and he was out like a light. Then, I was free to do as I wished with him while you were in the shower." He walked over to the pile of pillows and laid Yugi on top of them. "Free to do what I've always wanted to do, the exact same things I'm going to do to you." The look Yami gave me then sent shivers down my spine and before I knew it, he had pinned me to the ground. Before I could even scream as I realized what he was going to do, he had grabbed a cloth from his pocket and gagged me with it. I struggled, trying to get him off me, but he took another piece of cloth and tied my hands to a metal loop I just noticed was sticking out of the wall. He was obviously planning for something like this.

I squirmed but to no avail, I was stuck.

Yami ripped open my shirt and violently tore my pants from my body, along with my boxers leaving me fully exposed.

"I'm really going to enjoy this." He said. Then he began kissing every available surface of my body. While he was doing this, I saw a flash of silver and I looked to see Yami holding a knife in his hand. I began to scream into the gag as the blade cut into my skin...>

"Ryou! Wake up!" My Yami was shaking me gently, obviously worried. I slowly awoke and saw my Yami leaning over me, making sure I was okay.

"Are you alright? You were screaming in your sleep." He said. I could feel the sweat on my skin and I didn't respond to my Yami's question. I didn't have to. "It was him again, wasn't it?" He asked. I just nodded and closed my eyes, trying to calm down.

"I swear, he deserves a man-eater bug." My Yami grumbled, obviously furious. I started laughing in humor, he was right, but it sounded funny nonetheless. My Yami waited for me to stop before speaking again.

"Will you be alright, love?" He asked me. I nodded and rose from the bed.

"I think I'll take a shower." I said.

"Mind if I join you?" He asked. I chuckled and nodded.

"If you really want to." I grabbed a change of clothes from my closet. Instead of that outfit I was always wearing around Yugi, I chose a grey t-shirt and black pants. I left the room, my Yami silently following behind me and the two of us got ready for our shower.

"I still don't understand why you want to protect him. You're so angry but you won't let me tell anyone." I told my Yami. We were walking to my school together; both dressed in the school's required uniforms. We had decided that today we would stay separated. My Yami had insisted that I wasn't strong enough to face school alone.

"I already told you. Besides, you know no one would believe you." He said.

"You don't know that, Malik believed me." I said.

"Of course. He knows Yami too, but doesn't have the same opinion as the others do." He said. I sighed in defeat, my Yami would never agree with me. I could tell them anyway, but he would just say I was lying and take the blame himself. Besides, they already thought it was him.

"I'm sorry, Ryou, but until another solution arises, this is the way it has to be." I knew he was right. I did, but it didn't mean I was going to like it, or that I would pretend like it never happened. No...One way or another, Yami would pay.

He would pay dearly.

As we walked into class, we ignored the glares and looks of suspicion coming from Yugi's circle of friends. All of them were like that except...Yugi? That made me gasp slightly. Yugi was definitely not his normal self. It seemed he didn't even see us arrive. Something wasn't right. He was staring at his shoes, an obvious broken expression showing clearly on his face. I knew that something terrible must have happened.

"What is it, Ryou?" My Yami asked.

"Look at Yugi..." I told him. He turned and he almost gasped as well then turned around.

"Talk to him after school." He said. Then he turned his attention to the front of the class where the teacher was about to start the lesson.

"Yugi?" I asked. I had gotten him alone, at least he was still speaking and I could convince him to tell the others to leave us be. I let my Yami return home so Yugi and I could talk.

"What is it? I thought you didn't want to talk to me." He said coldly. This definitely wasn't like him. It was so disconcerting to see him in such a state.

"I'm sorry, Yugi. I was upset. Could you please tell me what happened to you?" I asked.

"I can't...I don't want to think about it. Besides, how do you know there's anything wrong with me?" Yugi asked, defensively.

"It's alright Yugi; I mean no harm to you. I'm sorry if I offended you, but you're not normally like this." I said. Yugi let out a sigh.

"I know. But...I didn't get much sleep last night. Yami, he..." Then Yugi burst into tears, and I held him close, comforting him in my embrace.

A/N - I hope you liked that, and I tried to give you more info on what happened to Ryou and a little on Yugi. Please r/r!

~Happy 'Lil Slasher~