Façade
Chapter 2
And here's chapter two. This is also the last chapter since I'm just making this a two-shot. Sorry about the cliffhanger in the first chapter…
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Jack stared at the deep, red gashes going across Yusei's leg. Clearly, they weren't scrapes… They were definitely from something sharp. However, Jack had yet to put together what the wounds truly were.
"You did not just scrape your knee," the King pointed out. "How did you get these?"
Yusei refused to answer. With a sigh, Jack began to treat the other duelist's wounds as he thought about them. From Yusei's odd behavior and nature of the cuts, he could deduce that the wounds weren't an accident.
"Did someone do this to him?" Jack wondered.
Then, he glanced at Yusei's face. To his surprise, the duelist was dejectedly staring at the floor, and he was obviously holding back tears. Suddenly, a realization hit him.
"You did this to yourself," Jack stated, trying not to reveal his horror.
Yusei continued staring at the ground, refusing to answer.
"Yusei," Jack said. "Look at me."
When Yusei continued to stay silent, Jack grew angry. He grabbed Yusei's face and forced the duelist to look at him.
"Yusei!" he yelled. "This is serious! It can kill you!"
At this, Yusei couldn't hold his tears back any longer. As they started to stream down his cheeks, he let out a sob. Jack, who didn't know what to do, simply stared at the duelist as his façade completely crumbled.
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Yes, I know it's short. And yes, I know nothing was really solved. Honestly, though, a lot of the time, these kinds of things take a pretty long time to work out, so…