Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Romeo and Romeo ❯ To Save a Life ( Chapter 9 )

—Hey, hey! No calling the author an idiot. That was uncalled for. So Jounouchi and Yami are stuck in a stand still in their fight. Jounouchi has a cut on his cheek and a stab to his side. Yami probably has a cracked skull and he definitely has a cracked rib. Who will win? Let us find out…

 

Chapter 9 - To Save a Life

 

It had been two hours since Seto discovered Jounouchi's note. He was furious and when he saw on the news that Yuugi Mutou had been murdered and the police were looking for Yami, Seto picked up the phone and called his mansion.

 

“Seto! Thank God, where the hell are you?”

 

“Father, shut up and listen to me. Not as your business partner, but as your son.”

 

A long pause, then Mr. Kaiba answered, “All right, son. I'm listening.”

 

Seto confessed everything about him and Jounouchi. Even about running away with Jounouchi to start a new life and about the note Jounouchi had left. “And I don't care what you or Mother think, Father. I love Jounouchi and will always love him, no matter what. He and I have more in common than you could possibly understand.”

 

“S-Seto…but…he's a Wheeler!”

 

“I don't give a fuck! Love is love!” Seto hung up and called the police. He spoke to the detective in charge of investigating Yuugi's murder. “This is Seto Kaiba. I know why Yami's gone crazy. It's because I dumped Yami for Jounouchi. Yami was a controlling bastard and now that he doesn't have someone to walk all over, he's snapped. I have a feeling Jounouchi might try to straighten him out.”

 

“Yami might kill Jounouchi.” said the detective.

 

Horror froze in Seto's throat as he imagined Jounouchi lying on the ground, bleeding and dying. “I don't want that. That's why I'm going to help you find Jounouchi. Can you come by and give me a lift?”

 

“Where are you located?” asked the detective. Seto told him the address. “Okay,” said the detective, “I'll come by and pick you up.”

 

“Good, because Jounouchi borrowed my car.”

 

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The drizzle was beginning to turn into a steady rainfall. Yami and Jounouchi were both panting and both holding out their weapons. The only difference was that Jounouchi didn't really want to kill Yami. He had never been one to kill another person. Maybe hurt someone, but not kill. However, Yami was out to kill.

 

“Listen to me, Yami. You took a life. The police are coming for ya.” Jounouchi said, above the sound of the rain hitting the pavement.

 

“I know I took a life. And now I'll take another. Once you're gone, Seto will love me again.”

 

Jounouchi clenched his teeth behind his tightened lips. He wanted so badly to just pull the trigger and put a bullet hole through Yami's heart. But then he would be arrested for murder. Although, thought Jounouchi, my sentence might not be as long as Yami's.

 

He was caught off guard when Yami came at him and knocked the gun from his hands. Jounouchi shoved Yami away, but the spiky-haired man had his knife. He slashed at Jounouchi and managed to deal a long cut diagonally across Jounouchi's stomach. The rain pelting his old and fresh wounds was stinging and painful. Yami grabbed one of Jounouchi's arms and twisted hard.

 

“AAHHHH!” Jounouchi screamed as he heard the crackle, crackle, snap of his bones breaking.

 

Yami pushed him to the ground as Jounouchi was still wriggling in pain. Yami hurried over to grab the gun and pointed it at Jounouchi, who was now struggling to his feet and holding his now broken arm.

 

“Do you honestly think Seto will love you if you kill me?”

 

“I'm all he'll have. Of course he will.” Yami said. Sirens were heard in the distance and getting closer.

 

Jounouchi turned and saw police units pulling up along side Seto's car. Seto was in one of them. He got out and Jounouchi smiled.

 

“Seto-sama!” Jounouchi was about to run towards him when…

 

BANG!

 

Seto watched in terror as Jounouchi fell to the ground, with a bullet lodged in his back. “Jounouchi!” He ran to Jounouchi's side. The blonde was still alive, but barely. The policemen drew their weapons, ready to spring.

 

“Get an ambulance up here, now!” ordered a cop.

 

Seto looked at Yami with tears in his eyes. “You idiot! How could you?! I told you that we were through, but you wouldn't listen! I love Jounouchi! I don't love you anymore. Do the right thing, Yami. Turn yourself in and get out of my life!”

 

Yami stared at Seto as he cradled Jounouchi in his arms. “Jounouchi…please hang on. Don't leave me. I love you. I really do.” An ambulance was pulling up now and policemen were rushing towards Yami.

 

“I'm sorry Seto. I did love you. Take care of yourself.” Yami said, before putting the barrel of the gun in his mouth…and blowing his brains out.

 

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The ambulance sped towards the hospital with Jounouchi and Seto inside. Yami's body was being cleaned up by the police. Seto thought back to Yami's suicide. His ex-lover's brains spattered out all over the wet pavement and mixed with rain and blood. There had been a big hole where Yami's face had been. Like a bomb had exploded inside his head.

 

Seto asked for a plastic bag and one of the paramedics handed him one. Seto emptied his gut right into the bag. He held Jounouchi's good hand the whole trip to the hospital.

 

In the waiting room, Seto found his parents sitting on one of the cushioned benches. A brown-haired woman about two years younger than Mrs. Kaiba sat with a tall blonde-haired man across form the Kaibas. The blonde man was almost an older version of Jounouchi, except his eyes were green instead of brown.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Kaiba looked up at their son and said nothing. Mrs. Kaiba had a look of pity on her face, but Mr. Kaiba had a look of disgust. Seto ignored his parents and went to the Wheelers. Mrs. Wheeler was weeping quietly and Mr. Wheeler had his arm around her shoulders to comfort her.

 

“The doctors are with Jounouchi. All we can do now is wait.” Seto said softly.

 

“My baby boy…” Mrs. Wheeler sobbed.

 

“This is all your fault.” Mr. Wheeler growled at Seto. “You forced him into all this shit.”

 

“I can assure you that Jounouchi planned for him and me to run away together. It was his idea to go after Yami.”

 

“Well, if you hadn't broken up with Yami, then my son would still be standing here in front of us!” Mr. Wheeler snapped angrily.

 

“That's enough, Wheeler!” Mr. Kaiba stood. “Don't you dare insult my son like that!”

 

“I was pointing out the truth and you know it! You Kaibas are all alike! Causing destruction and misery wherever you go! It's like a hurricane.”

 

“Hurricane?! Ha! You Wheelers moving into this neighborhood was like a hurricane. You people with your fancy winning streaks. Real men make their own money through hard work. Not some stupid lottery!”

 

“Oh you're questioning my manhood, now?! How's this for manhood?” Mr. Wheeler shot him the bird. Mrs. Kaiba and Mrs. Wheeler gasped in shock.

 

“How dare you give such a vulgar sign?! You're fired, Wheeler! I'll make your life a living hell from now on! I hope that boy of yours is dead!”

 

That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Mr. Wheeler launched himself at Mr. Kaiba and both men started hitting and punching each other. A nurse called security and both men were escorted out of the hospital.

 

Seto clenched his fists. “This is madness.” He looked at the two mothers. “This isn't my fault or Jounouchi's fault! If all of you would learn to get along, then maybe none of this would have ever happened! Jounouchi would be together forever and we'd all be a hell of a lot happier.” He turned and walked to the bathroom, the only place he could think of to get some time alone.

 

Mrs. Wheeler looked at Mrs. Kaiba. They said nothing for awhile. Then Mrs. Wheeler asked, “So…wh-where did you get those earrings?”

 

Mrs. Kaiba cocked an eyebrow and asked, “Why would you ask such a question when your son could be dying?”

 

“I…” Mrs. Wheeler dabbed at her eyes. “I'm just trying to stay calm. If Seto were in Jounouchi's position, would you cry too?”

 

“Of course. Despite what my son may think, I don't want him to die so young.”

 

“Me either. Your son is quite handsome. I see why Jounouchi likes him.”

 

“Thank you. I got my earrings at Tiffany's.”

 

Mrs. Wheeler nodded. “I like Tiffany's.” She looked at Mrs. Kaiba again. “You know, just because we won our money through luck, doesn't mean we're bad people. Yes, well, my husband did act like quite a boar just now and for that I apologize.”

 

“And I apologize for my husband's outlandish behavior. I frankly think they were both acting like children.”

 

“Can't we make some kind of compromise? Or truce or something?”

 

Mrs. Kaiba saw the sense in that. After all, their sons were deeply in love and there wasn't anything they could do to stop it. “Let's go have a talk with our husbands and see what we can do.”

 

Mrs. Wheeler agreed and the two women walked outside to talk some good judgment into the stubborn bastards they married.

 

—Nearly finished. Yes, I've been lagging…my college sucks. I'm pulling out, because it's a bitch. I'll go transfer now. Yeah…so I think Chapter 10 might be the finale. Watch for it, yo. Peace out! (Awakening is coming soon.)