Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Trials of Life ❯ Stories ( Chapter 21 )

Stories

AN: It's been a week and I've got the next chapter up!

O_O…..I never expected this many people to review for just one chapter! Thank you! Here are the ones who reviewed:

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…..I guess that means that no one wants me to stop. Well, I guess I'll try to write both a prequel and a sequel. Just remember that since I haven't got the whole thing planned out like I did with this, they won't come out as fast.

I just looked and realized just how many reviews I have! 113! Oh man, I never expected this. I hardly expected any at all! Oh man.

And since the story "Two Steps Behind" is a side story for this I'll put the reviews for that one into here. I thank the following people for reviewing "Two Steps Behind":

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Thank you for all those that have reviewed any of my stories!

You all know the rest:

~*~*~*~Last time~*~*~*~

"Yup, and now he" Derek jerked his thumb toward Yami as he said this, "wants an explanation."

Selene nodded and said, "How did you find us?"

"My link with Yugi opened up again," Yami replied this time.

Selene nodded again, though this time she seemed slightly resigned. "Well," she said, "I guess it is time you learned exactly what's going on here."

~*~*~*~On with the story~*~*~*~

Selene sat in silence for a minute, collecting her thoughts, before she sighed and said, "I guess the true beginning of the story would be 13 years ago, when I first met Yugi. I already told you in general what his life was like, but another major factor would have to have been my home life. If it hadn't been the way it was, I may never have met and made friends with Yugi."

When she said this, Damien and the other Venators looked shocked. Not at the mention of her home life, they all knew that story, but at the fact that she was willing to tell Yami. Last they knew, she pretty much despised him for what he'd done. Damien tightened his grip on her waist and looked at her concerned. She just smiled a smile that said she knew what she was doing.

Yami, for his part, was slightly confused at the interaction between Selene and Damien. As far as he knew, Yugi and Selene were a couple. But he wasn't about to stop the answers he'd been waiting so long for just to point this out.

"To say the least," Selene continued after a moment, "I never had the best home life. My mother had died giving birth to me. And because of this my father always blamed me for her death. Ever since I can remember he constantly reminded me of that fact. He would beat me every day from the first day I could really walk. And he also had me do all the chores around the small, grubby house since that very same time. At first no one noticed because hardly anyone ever saw me. I was usually at home. And when I started school at the age of five, I was the bully's targets and because of this no one really paid any attention to any new bruises they saw.

"You might ask why I never said anything, but you see at that time, I truly believed my father's lies. I thought that I had killed my mother and that I did deserve what I got. And I wasn't until I met Yugi that I realized that something was wrong. I met him one day in the local park, where I was hiding from the local bullies. I accidentally ran into him as I was running. Seeing the bullies coming, I grabbed his wrist and dragged him into the near-by bushes. When I turned around I saw someone who looked so innocent. For some reason, his eyes captured my trust and friendship right then. We became fast friends as we hid from bullies. We were both five at the time.

"But you see, while that was the happiest year of my life because I'd finally made a friend, it was also the worst. About two months after I met Yugi my birthday rolled around. My sixth birthday is one I'll never be able to forget no matter how long I live. You see, my `father' took it upon himself to give me a `gift' as he called it. The night of my sixth birthday was the first time he raped me." Selene's voice halted right then and her head bowed. Damien pulled her closer against his body, hoping to comfort her. After a moment she continued, her head still bowed.

"I didn't understand what had happened at first, I just knew that it hurt like hell. He seemed to enjoy it as he did it almost constantly after that. Soon I lost all faith in the goodness within humans. Only one person could still touch my heart, and that was Yugi. I'm not sure, even now, exactly what allowed me to trust him despite everything. I doubt I'll ever understand. I just know that I did. Maybe it was because about a year later I noticed quite a few new bruises on him. It was just after a holiday so I new that they couldn't have come from bullies, they usually took to beating us both at the same time anyway, so naturally I was curious who would've hurt my friend. Imagine my shock when I found out it was his father. That was the first time I really started to doubt what had been ingrained into my head my whole life because his story was similar to mine. He too had lost his mother, though she died when he was three because of lung cancer. His father, enraged at her death, started drinking and would come home piss ass drunk every night. Shortly after her death he moved them both to Siaka City. And that's when his abuse started. Around the same time mine had.

"If someone could beat someone so innocent and blame them for the death of another, then how could it be right. I admitted to myself that I wasn't innocent like Yugi, but still. If his father was wrong, and by that time I knew he had to be, then wasn't there a chance that my father was wrong too. I still told no one, though, because Yugi made me promise not to tell about his father and no one would believe me if I told them my story. But I was determined to do something. So, I began to search for Yugi's grandfather. I felt that he was alive, and even if I found he wasn't at least I'd have some king of proof other than the word of some stupid bastard. It was a year later, when we were both eight, that I found him. I had found a newspaper clipping from a city called Domino that was about a man who was looking for his grandson, Yugi Mutou. I called the number listed and, after some convincing-I was only eight after all, it's natural that he'd doubt my word-, he said he'd come down. And the rest of it you know. And it was a year after that that I too ran away and I was found by a member of an organization called the Venators." Selene fell silent once she had finished her story.

Yami, for his part, was shocked. He'd known part of Yugi's story, courtesy of Selene herself, and he knew that Selene's story couldn't be very much better, but this was ridiculous. To think that someone would do that to their own child and for so long too, and now some of her protectiveness made sense. She wouldn't want anyone of her friends to get hurt. But there was one part of her story that didn't make sense.

"Who are the Venators?" Yami asked.

Jason, seeing that Selene wasn't in any condition to answer, turned to Yami and said, "We're part of the Venators." And then explained exactly what the Venators were. Yami was, yet again, shocked. Yugi had been part of a ring of thieves, even if it was for a good cause. And now all the pieces of the puzzles were starting to come together. Why Selene and the others had come to Domino the first time and why they came back with Yugi the second time.

"So, that's why you all came back, you had a mission?"

"Yup." Jake chirped from his current position, still seated comfortably in the chair.

Selene, now looking much better, suddenly spoke up, "Guys, can I talk to Yami for a moment, alone?" Everyone in the room, except Yugi who was still unconscious, looked at her confused. But the Venators nodded and left anyways.

Once everyone had left Selene stood up and turned to Yami, "You love him don't you." She said, it wasn't a question. Yami nodded and she continued, "Then you should know that your feelings are returned. From what he's told me, they always have been. Part of the reason he left. And from what I can tell, he still does love you. I doubt that he ever stopped."

Yami was shocked at this. "But I thought that you and he were together." He said.

Selene smiled slightly and shook her head. "No," she said, "we never were and never have been. I love him like I'd love a little brother, but nothing more. I already love someone else."

"But what about the rumors at school about the kiss in that one P.E. class?" Yami replied, confused.

"It was all an act. It was meant to keep you all at a distance while we did everything. We all knew of Yugi's feelings though I was the only one who guessed yours. I did this because I didn't want him to get hurt. But now I know that it's okay." Selene said. She continued when she saw Yami's confused look. "You said your link opened back up. Well, from Yugi's story I gathered that the strength of your bond depended on your trust in one another. That's why it started to dissipate when you ignored him. He still loved you, but you'd broken his trust. And then it came back tonight. That means that he trusts you again. I wouldn't do anything to hurt him and if it's you that makes him happy then I'll let him stay without a fight. But know this, if you ever hurt him, I'll personally make sure that what ever remains of your life is a living hell."

With that said Selene walked out of the room. Yami sat down and thought over what she said. And what she did. She'd willingly let Yugi stay with Yami if it made him happy, all because he loved him. And that was another thing, Yugi loved him. Now everything made sense. That's part of the reason he'd been so hurt and also part of the reason he'd been able to trust Yami again. Yami was brought out of his thoughts as he heard a groan came from the bed.

Yugi was waking up and it was time that everything between them was cleared up.

TBC…..

AN: I'm so evil. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one will probably be the last and then I start on the sequel. Please read and review! Thanks!