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Chapter 3

Mai just let Yami cry. Soon Yami sniffled and wiped his eyes.

"Sorry, Mai."

"Don't worry about it, hon."

"Yeah, but I ruined your blouse."

"I can get a new one. You feel better?"

"Not really. Yugi's in the fucking hospital because of me."

"Yami, it wasn't your fault. You know that and Yugi knows that. It was those kids that beat up Yugi."

"I know Mai, but I just feel like I'm somehow to blame. If it wasn't for me, Yugi wouldn't be getting beat up and raped and called a freak and all that."

"Yami, do we really need to go down this road again? Seriously, you can't blame yourself for that."

Yami just sighed and walked back into Yugi's room to find him awake.

"Hey, Yugi," Yami said placing a kiss on his forehead.

"I am gonna find the doctor and ask about getting that tube in his mouth removed," Solomon told Yami. Yami nodded.

"I am so sorry, Yugi."

Yugi shook his head. He made the motion that he wanted to write something down. Tristan grabbed a pad and pen that was in the drawer of the nightstand and handed it to Yugi. Yugi wrote for a few seconds than handed him a note that read it's not your fault. Its mine. I didn't tell you I was at the school. I wasn't careful.

"That's not true, Yugi. It's not your fault."

Just then Solomon came back in with the doctor. The doctor took a look at Yugi's vitals.

"Well everything seems okay. We're gonna remove the tube and the catheter. We're gonna monitor your breathing and if everything seems okay, we won't put it back in."

Yugi and Yami both nodded. The doctor looked at everyone. "I'm afraid I will have to ask everyone to leave for a few minutes."

Everyone nodded and began filing out the room. Yami placed another kiss on his brother's forehead and walked out the room. In the waiting room Yami sank into a seat. Tristan came over to him.

"You alright, Yami?"

"I'll be okay, Tristan."

"Tell me you are not thinking about rejecting Yugi again."

"I don't know."

"Yami, do you remember what happened the last time you tried to do that? Yugi tried to kill himself. Do you really want a repeat performance?"

"Tristan, you don't understand."

"Yami, I know you feel that this is your fault and that if you hadn't succumbed to Yugi he wouldn't be in this mess, but let me tell you something. That's a load of bullshit. This isn't your fault or Yugi's. How can it be if you two love each other? I mean okay it may be a little messed up, but who cares. You and Yugi love each other. It's about you and Yugi not Yugi, you and the rest of the world. Seriously, you gotta stop worrying about what everyone thinks and worry about what you feel."

Before Yami had a chance to reply, the doctor came into the waiting room and explained that Yugi was doing well with breathing on his own.

"That's great, so when can we take him home?"

"I'd like to keep him overnight just in case of any setbacks."

Solomon and Yami nodded and they all headed back to Yugi's room. Yugi was sitting up in bed smiling. Yami went over to him and placed a small kiss on his lips.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Doctor said that if all goes well tomorrow I can go home."

"Yup, that's what he told us," Yami smiled.

Suddenly Yugi stopped smiling and looked at Yami with a serious look in his eye, "Yami, why did you say it was your fault?"

Mai and Tristan took that as their cue to leave the room. Solomon hesitated for a few minutes then followed them out. Yami hesitated as he sat in the chair by his bed.

"Yami?"

"I just feel like it's all my fault. I just feel that if it wasn't for me, none of this would have happened. You wouldn't have had to worry about Joey keeping our secret; he never would've told the school and you would've never gotten raped and beat up."

"That wasn't your fault. Ryan was after me for like forever."

"Yeah, but because of me it gave him that ammunition to attack you."

"So what are you saying? You wanna break it off? You wanna stop this, right?"

Yami shrugged, "I don't know. I love you, pussycat, but I can't see you continue to get hurt because of me and my feelings for you."

"What do you think you're doing if you end what we have? You're gonna hurt me. Don't you get it?"

"What?"

"I love you, Yami. I don't give a shit about what anyone says or thinks. Yeah, I don't like getting kicked or punched or called a freak, but just by being with you makes it all better."

TWO WEEKS LATER

Yugi was finally able to head back to school after having to spend two weeks at home.

"Mr. Bennett had called an assembly today after second period. He told me yesterday that he wants to talk about the rape and call the attackers forward."

"What? Yami, no!"

"Easy, pussycat, he's not gonna mention your name. I promise."

"Don't matter, Ryan isn't gonna step forward and if he doesn't, his boys won't. And then he's gonna come after me."

"Not if I can help it. Trust me, it's gonna be okay."

Yugi shook his head. Yami parked the car next to Mai's and gave Yugi a quick kiss before they went their separate ways. Yami headed to American History while Yugi headed to his locker and put his books away before he headed to English. As he was locking up his locker Joey grabbed him.

"Well if it isn't the little fag who got his ass kicked," he laughed.

"Joey, put him down," Bakura said behind him.

Joey turned around, "Mind your business, Bakura."

"Joey, you need to put him down."

"Or what?" Joey sneered.

"Or, we'll make ya," Tristan said coming up behind Bakura.

"Whatever," Joey said letting Yugi go.

"Now get your ass to class. You okay, Yugi?"

Yugi nodded. Tristan and Bakura nodded and headed to class. Yugi finished locking his locker and headed to class. As Yugi headed to English, he expected to get laughed at, but he was pretty much ignored. That was until he sat down.

"Well, didn't expect to see you back so soon. You know if I find out you told I will fucking kill you," Ryan threatened.

Yugi ignored Ryan but it was clear that he was shaking from the threat. English went pretty quickly and then he had Math with Joey, Tea, and Tristan. Luckily, he was ignored in this class as well. Yugi was very thankful. After Math was finished everyone filed into the auditorium. Mr. Bennett was already standing at the podium. Yugi was shaking as he sat next to Yami, Mai, Tristan, and Bakura.

"Pussycat, relax," Yami whispered in his ear.

Yugi tried to relax. He really did. Yami took his hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Good afternoon, as I said yesterday, I was going to hold an assembly to talk about something that has happened to one of our students. Two weeks ago one of our students was raped and beaten."

Yugi whimpered and Yami squeezed his hand again, "Shh, it's gonna be okay."

"Now that it has been two weeks since this particular attack, the attackers had plenty of time think about the consequences of their actions when, remember I said when not if, they're found. Now, these said consequences won't be as harsh if said attackers come forward. They have three days to give themselves up. And on one last note, I want to tell the young man that was attacked that we will do everything in our power to make sure another attack like this doesn't happen to you. That is all I wanted to say. Good Afternoon."

"Mr. Bennett, may I say something?" Seto asked raising his hand.

"Certainly, Mr. Kaiba."

Seto walked up to the podium, "Everyone knows why this boy was attacked. I don't need to explain the situation, but I will say this: all attacks must. End. Now. These boys are good people and I will not tolerate this nonsense. And while Mr. Bennett and the other teachers are willing to stand by and let shit like this happen, I will not. The message is clear: mess with them and you will answer to me. Thank you."

"Wow, I never thought I would hear Seto talk like that," Tristan said.

As everyone filed out of the auditorium to resume classes Yugi was visibly shaking. Yami sighed and took his hand and led him to the men's room. He dragged Yugi into an empty stall, locked it, and kissed him. Yugi moaned and kissed him back just as fiercely letting his hands travel up Yami's shirt. Yami then pulled back and Yugi tried to follow.

"Pussycat, stop for a minute."

Yugi whined, but opened his eyes, "What?"

"Tell me what's wrong."

"I am afraid. I have this feeling that Ryan is gonna be waiting to kick my ass. I mean I wanna tell Mr. Bennett that Ryan and his buddies were the ones to attack me, but I really don't wanna get killed."

Yami chuckled, "Yugi, he won't kill you. Trust me, I told you that I won't let anything bad happen to you."

"Okay. Yami?"

"Yeah?"

"Quickie?"

Yami laughed, "Serious? Yugi, we're supposed to be in class right now."

Yugi whined, "Please?"

Yami groaned, "Okay, but it's gonna be a real quickie."

TBC...