Don't Leave Me
Synopsis: On her way home, Serenity is attacked and nearly assaulted. Fleeing her attacker, she runs into Ryou, who stays with her for the night to comfort her.
Serenity was running as fast as she could, not looking back for fear of seeing him still chasing after her. The young girl was scared for her life and rightfully so.
/A Few Minutes Earlier/
Yugi, Joey, and most of the others were participating in yet another Duel Monsters tournament in America. Serenity, for the most part, had been left alone. After a long day at school, Serenity was walking home. She was trying to get home quickly as it was supposed to start raining soon. when a tall man with a few muscles and wearing sunglasses walked up to her.
"You're that dweeb Joey's little sister, aren't you?" The man asked.
"Who are you?" Serenity asked.
"I'm an 'old friend' of your brother" The man answered, advancing a little closer.
"An old friend?" Serenity asked, taking a step back.
"Yeah, we met at Duelist Kingdom where your brother robbed me of my chance at redemption" the man growled, his lips curling into a twisted smirk. "I think I'll even the score by taking something from him"
Serenity stepped back, trying to put some distance between the man and herself.
"Stay away from me" she said, starting to become nervous, before turning and trying to run away.
"Where do you think you're going?" The man asked, grabbing Serenity by her waist and pulling her into an alley. He clamped his hand over her mouth keep her from screaming. "Did I say you could leave?"
Serenity felt her shirt being ripped apart, the tank top she wore underneath quickly being pulled off. Her shorts were ripped next followed by her panties, leaving her private area exposed. Serenity felt the man stick two fingers inside of her while groping her breasts with his other hand. Serenity shuddered and moaned as tears formed in her eyes.
"Damn, you're pretty tight" the man said, a sneer plastered on his face.
Serenity heard the man unzip his pants. Serenity didn't know what she could do, but knew she had to think fast. Serenity kneed the man as hard as she could in the groin; the man doubled over in pain and Serenity took it as an opportunity to run.
/Present/
Serenity continued running as fast as she could, even though she had no idea where she could go and the rain was making it difficult to see. Her house was still a long ways away, the Kame Game store was even further, and most of her friends were in America. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she looked around to see if there was anyone who could help her, but the streets seemed to be abandoned. Serenity was prepared to give up all hope when she ran into someone.
"Serenity, is that you?" She heard a voice above her.
Serenity looked up and saw Ryou Bakura standing before her.
"Are you alright?" Ryou asked, noticing her torn clothes and the tears in her eyes. "What happened?"
Serenity sniffled and started crying harder. "This man… he said he knew Joey… and he tried to rape me" she said and couldn't say anymore, too overflowed with tears.
"Ssh Serenity, come with me" Ryou said, giving her his jacket so she could cover up, leading her to his house. When they arrived, Ryou gently placed her on the couch.
"I'll go get you some new, dry clothes" Ryou said as he turned and headed for the stairs, only for Serenity to grab him by the wrist.
"Don't... leave me..." Serenity choked out, still sobbing hysterically.
Ryou blinked and sat down next to her on the couch, wrapping his arms around her.
"Don't worry, I won't leave you" Ryou assured her, rocking back and forth.
Serenity leaned over and cried into his chest, getting it wet with salty tears. They stayed in that position for awhile till Serenity's heavy sobs became occasional hiccups. Ryou smiled softly at her, picking her up and carrying her to his room. Once there, he set Serenity on his bed so that she was sitting up.
"Serenity, you need to change out of those clothes, okay?" His only response was a small nod, in which gave his signal to get up and walk over to his closet, searching through it.
He found exactly what he was looking for. A pair of grey sweatpants and a red plain white t-shirt. He smiled slightly and walked back over to Serenity, handing her the clothes.
"I'll leave so you can get changed, alright?" He asked, but to his surprise Serenity shook her head.
"Can... can you stay? Please, I don't want to be alone right now." Serenity asked, no, begged. Ryou blinked, then nodded.
"Okay, I'll stay right here" Ryou said, to the far side of the room, facing the wall. There was the rustling of clothes as Serenity slowly changed into the clothes.
"You can look now" Serenity said softly, sitting on the edge of the bed. Ryou smiled, walking over and kneeling in front of her.
"Serenity, can you tell exactly what happened?" Ryou asked, instantly regretting it as fresh wave of tears hit Serenity. She doesn't let them go down there.
"You don't have to tell me right now if you don't want to."
"No... I have to tell you sooner or later..." Serenity took a deep breath, then began.
"I was heading home when some guy walked up to me. He said that he and Joey had met at Duelist Kingdom and that Joey had robbed him of his chance at redemption. He said he would get his revenge against Joey by taking away his little sister. I tried to run but he grabbed me by my waist and pulled me into an alleyway. He started ripping away at my clothes and groping me when I finally regained my composure and kicked him in the… more private place. While he was doubled over in pain, I took the opportunity to run. I was lucky to run into you otherwise he might've…"
Serenity stopped and bit her lip, not wanting to ponder on the issue any further. Some tears were rolling down her face as she brought her knees up to her chest and buried her face in them.
"If you don't mind me asking, do you think you could tell me what this guy looked like?" Asked Ryou.
Serenity took a deep breath and said "He had tanned skin and was muscular. He had blond hair. I didn't see his eyes because he was wearing dark sunglasses-"
Ryou stopped her right there, having a good idea of who Serenity's would be rapist was, asking "Was he wearing a American flag on his head?"
Serenity nodded. "Yes, do you know him too?"
"Yes, but don't worry Sere', I'll make sure he doesn't get away with what he did" said Ryou with much determination, such determination that caused Serenity to look up.
"You will?" Serenity asked uncertainly. Ryou smiled and nodded.
"Of course. You're my friend Serenity, I'd never leave you." Serenity smiled and threw her arms around Ryou's neck, burying her face in his shirt again.
"Thank you so much Ryou..." He only nodded, holding her close until he was pretty sure she was asleep. Smiling, he lays her down on the bed, covering her up. He turned to go to the living room to go back to sleep, when a hand reached out and grabbed his wrist. He looked back and saw that Serenity was still awake, though just barely.
"Sleep with me here... will you?" Ryou blushed lightly at that, but since this was for Serenity...
"Sure Sere'." Ryou said and carefully lied down beside her, upon where she wrapped her arms around his waist and snuggled closer to him. His blush deepened, but he didn't say anything and hugged her closer. They fell asleep in that position, leaving their problems for the warm and comforting land of sleep.
I'd be surprised if anyone actually read this story. But if you did then I appreciate it. There will be mmore chapters so stick around if you want more. Have a nice day and peace out!