Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did, Joey, Ryou, and Yami would be mine.

Chapter One: Hope

Yugi ran down the rainy cold streets of Domino. Hoping to get away from HIM. Hoping to get away from the smell of alcohol, and the fumes of the smoke. As he was running in an alley, he tripped and fell. He got one big bruise on his knee. As if he didn't have enough bruises and scars on his body. He laid there for some time crying. You couldn't tell if he was crying because of the rain. His anphest eyes cried of betrayal. Out of breath, he struggled to get up. Wet and dirty, he started running again. He ran and ran. Hoping to get as far away from where he once was. Away from the memories. Away from the pain and suffering. He ran towards another alleyway. There, he found a cardboard box to stay in. To shelter him from the rain. There he cried his eyes out. Hugging his knees he whispered, "Why Yami? I loved you." Suddenly, flashbacks hit him.

(Flashback)

Yami yelled in an angrey voice, "You little runt!" He grabbed Yugi's arm and slammed him against the wall. Yugi cried out in pain. The agony. Yami roared, "You little runt! Why don't you die!" Then he slammed Yugi to the ground. Hard. Hoping for a ray of light, he hoped Yami would stop. Yugi lied face down on the ground while Yami sat on top of him, holding a knife towards Yugi's throat. Yugi cried out in fright, "Please! Yami stop!"

Unfortunately, Grandpa wasn't there to stop this madness, since Yami had already killed him. Then Yami stabbed Yugi in his chest. The knife went through his chest, and hit the floor. Yugi cried out in pain. Yugi wished that Yami had never went out that night. He came home all drugged up and abusive. Yugi had lived with this for some time now. Enough is enough. Yami got off Yugi. Yugi lied there motionless for a moment. Yami yelled, "Get up!" Then he kicked Yugi in the side. Yugi rolled over and cried out in pain. He slowly got up. Barley standing. Yami yelled, "Now get out!" He punched Yugi in the cheek. Yugi fell backwards down the stairs. He landed on his wrist. He struggled to get out of the door. He ran down the cold rainy streets of Domino.

(End of flashback)

You know the saying 'There's no place like home'? Well, in this case, it doesn't exist. Yugi wants to go anywhere but home. Anywhere from HIM. Blood ran down his chest. He'd have to stop the blood, or he'd die of blood loss. He needed help from someone. But who? Kaiba happened to drive by. He noticed something in the box. He ordered Rolland to stop the car. He walked towards the box. Yugi looked startled. "Yugi? What are you doing here? What happened to you?" Yugi couldn't help but jump into Kaiba's arms and start crying. Kaiba understood. He took off his trench coat and wrapped it around Yugi. Trying to stop the flow of the blood. He took Yugi over to his mansion. After Kaiba's doctors fixed Yugi up, he asked Yugi what had happened. Yugi explained. Right away, Kaiba called the police to arrest Yami. The police officers searched Yugi's house, inside and outside, but there was no sign of Yami. Kaiba ordered Yugi to stay with him until Yami was caught. Will Yami ever be caught? Who knows.