Double Trouble
Chapter 3~ Yusei's POV
I visited Kiryu every day. For the first week, he refused to talk to me. The situation was causing me a lot of stress. I barely ate or slept. I suddenly found myself being scolded by Jack. "Yusei, why do you even bother with this guy anymore?!" he hissed, "He's just causing problems!" I became angry. "I love Kiryu!" I shouted, "And he needs me! He needs me to help him get better!" "Kiryu's never going to get better!" Jack hissed, "He's getting worse and there's nothing you can do anyway!" "Just shut up! You don't care about Kiryu or me! Why are you even still here?!" I snarled. "Because I love you!"
The words rang in my ears. Did I just hear what I thought I did? "I… I always loved you…" Jack growled, "I never said anything because you loved Kiryu, and I wanted you to be happy. But now… he's making you distressed and upset. I don't want him to keep hurting you!" I was shocked. "Jack…" I started, "I-" But he cut me off. "You know what? Just forget it! Forget everything! I can see I'm not wanted here!" He stormed out the door. I stared after him. Then I turned to Crow. He put his hands up in a dismissive manner. "Don't get me involved in this," he said, "I'm staying out of it." I sighed. "Any untold feelings you'd like to share Crow?" I muttered. "Nope. I like girls," he stated. "Well, at least someone around here is normal," I sighed.
I had no idea what to do about Jack. He just confessed his feelings for me, feelings he'd had for a long time. But… I couldn't return them. My heart belonged to Kiryu. However, I really valued Jack as a friend. I hoped this wasn't the end of our friendship.
With a heavy heart, I went to visit Kiryu again the next day. This time, instead of staring blankly into the corner, Kiryu was lying on his back on the floor, mindlessly staring up at the ceiling. "Kiryu…" I said, not expecting an answer. But this time was different. Kiryu jolted, then sat up. "Yusei?" he gasped, scampering to the bars. "Kiryu!" I exclaimed, so happy he was talking to me again. But then I saw Kiryu turn nasty. "Why didn't you visit me before this?! It's been a whole week! Well, Yusei?!" I blinked. "I've been here every day," I told him. "Liar! I've waited every day for you and you never showed up!" "I visited you every day!" I shouted at him. "Liar! I've waited every day for you and you never showed up!" "Kiryu, I was here every day since you were thrown in here, and you refused to even acknowledge my existence!" "He says you were never here!" Kiryu spat at me. " 'He'?" I said, "Who's 'he'?!" "You know, him," Kiryu told me, "that voice." I suddenly remembered what Kiryu had said the night he beat up the Security officer. He said that "he" told him to do it. But who was this "he" person? "Kiryu, who is telling you these things?" I asked him. "I don't know his name," Kiryu said, "I just hear this voice. He tells me things. He tells me to do things." My expression changed. "Do you do what he tells you to?" Kiryu nodded. "Why?!" I shouted, "Why are you doing things a strange voice in your head that no one else can hear tells you to?!" "You just don't get it, Yusei!" he shouted back at me, "I have to! I don't have a choice!" "Kiryu, no one can force you to do anything! It's up to you! A voice can't make you do anything!" I practically screamed at him. He just wouldn't listen. "Yusei, you just don't understand! He tells me to do something, and I just… do it! I can't stop myself! It's like he controls me!" Kiryu had begun to breath heavily from shouting so much. I took in this bit of info that he had just told me. "So… you're saying that someone is controlling you?" I asked him. "Yes! Do you get it now?! Do you think I wanted to kill that Security officer, Yusei?! Do you think I wanted Jack and Crow to leave Team Satisfaction?! Do you think I wanted to end up in jail?!" Kiryu curled into a ball on the ground. "I just want everything to be normal again," he said, calming down.
"Kiryu, I'm going to get you help," I told him, kneeling down to his height. He looked up at me. "Is there help for me?" he whispered. "Of course there is, Kiryu," I said warmly, reaching out to him through the bars. He took my hand and laid his head on it. "We'll get through this," I told him, "A voice is just a voice. I'm sure there's a logical explanation." Kiryu smiled. "I love you, Yusei," he said, "Never forget that."
After I visited Kiryu, I talked to the people in charge about getting Kiryu help. They said they would move him to a hospital for the mentally ill so he could be treated. I asked him how long it would take him to get better, but of course, they didn't know. I really hope there's treatment for whatever he has, I thought. Although I had told Kiryu there was, I honestly wasn't too sure.