Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series by LittleKuriboh, though some of his material may have been used in this fanfiction.

Please note: This fanfiction has some yaoi. If you are affected by this, i urge you to not read on.

Also: I haven't put the pairings as i feel it ruins the story a bit. If this an inconvenience, contact me and in my future fanfictions, i will be sure to mention the pairings.

For the sake of your sister Chapter 7

The sound of Ambulance sirens steadily grew louder and soon paramedics swarmed onto the scene. They took Yugi from Joey's arms and put him on an ambulance bed so they could examine him. The crowd stood staring with baited breath.

"He's got a pulse!" One Paramedic shouted to another and Joey's spirits lifted. He got up and ran to Yugi's side, clutching his hand and got into the ambulance with him. For the journey he sat holding Yugi's hand and only let go when he was rushed in to A & E. A doctor examined his stab wound and stitched it up, then put him on a drip.

"He's lost a lot of blood, so we're transfering some more into him. He'll get colour back in his face and he will get a lot stronger." The doctor explained to Joey.

"Thank you doctor. Thank you so much." Joey found himself vigorously shaking his hand before the doctor walked off. Then Joey went to see Yugi in the private room he had been taken to. He sat in the straight-backed plastic chair beside the bed and stayed by Yugi's side. Eventually, feeling tired, he slumped forward onto the bed and fell to sleep. He was re-awoken at six in the morning by a nurse who had come in to take away the empty package that once contained a gallon of blood. The colour back in Yugi's face, so now he had rosy red cheeks as he peacefully slept. Joey stayed by the bed every second and only left to go to the toilet. At lunchtime, Yugi's eyes flickered, and after a few seconds, he opened his eyes. He looked around and was intrigued to find himself in a hospital bed.

"Rumour has it, Hospital food is terrible." Yugi said making Joey jump.

"Yugi! You're awake." Joey looked more alive than ever. He stood up and kissed Yugi on the forehead, then sat back down.

"Indeed i am. What actually happen, one minute we were hugging. The next...i was bleeding."

"Pegasus stabbed you." Joey mumbled. Yugi's eyes widened.

"I'd already been stabbed in the back..."

"I said i was sorry!"

"I know, i know. I was only saying-"

"Why Say it at all!?" Joey retorted, then he walked grumpily out of the room. All the way home, he grumbled under his breath. When he got in, he slammed the door and heavily strode to his bedroom, locking the door behind him. Now he could let out his anger.

He tore down the posters on the his wall, he tipped over his chest of drawyers. He empited the contents of his wardrobe and opened the window to throw out everything that reminded him of Yugi. Photographs and borrowed CD's flew out of the window and slowly floated onto the backyard lawn. Rain came the next day, melting the snow away and making the photos decompose and merge with the soil. A week passed and Joey did not leave the house. Many had come round, but they couldn't snap him out of this bout of depression.

"Leave me alone." He would mumble from under the covers of his bed. Food was deposited to his room but it was rarely touched. Only when Joey was exceptionally hungry, he would indulge. A knock on the door a week and half later did not move Joey from under the covers, his feet sticking at the end. In hobbled Yugi. Looking partly in pain but otherwise fine.

"Joey." Yugi softly said.

"Go away! And if you want your CD's, i'd get them because they're slowing sinking further into the mud."

"Come out from the covers Joey. And then we can talk about this."

"You said everything while you were in hospital."

"I was only kidding!" Yugi replied helplessly.

"You don't kid about things like that. Now please get out of my house."

"Ok, but i'm gonna prove to you that we're meant to be together."

Over the next few weeks, Yugi popped up in every aspect of Joey's life. He sat next to him at school in lessons and at lunch, every night after school, he would go to Joey's window and sing to him. Joey would put on his headphones and listen to his music on full blast until Yugi gave up for the night. Three weeks into Yugi's new routine, Joey left his house, and Yugi standing outside his window, to go to the shop on an errand for his mother. He made his way to the Super Market near to his house, and was walking down the aisles when he bumped into Solomon.

"Joey! How lovely to see you."

"Hi Yugi's grandpa."

"Please please, call me Solomon."

"I'd rather stay on formal terms."

"'Yugi's grandpa' it is!" Joey replied making Solomon Chuckle.

"How come you and Yugi have fallen out? You were so happy together. But he forgave you for taking his puzzle, it was for a good reason though all you had to do was tell him and he would have helped you." Solomon sighed before adding "He really likes you."

Joey shuffled, feeling uneasy. Solomon didn't seem to notice and continued talking.

"He's regretting what he said while he was recovering in hospital. He'd be stood outside your window singing until his throat was sore but i refuse to let him stay out all night." Solomon's speech had touched a nerve. "Well...these groceries aren't going to buy themselves. Bye." And he walked off to the tills. Joey stood staring at the place where Solomon had just been. He swayed on the spot in the middle of the Aisle until he get was pushed out of the way. He went to the express line and within moments, he was walking home. He looked like a zombie as he numbly stumbled home, lost in thought. When he reached home, he deposited the groceries to the kitchen and walked to the doors leading onto the porch in the back garden.

With his head craned to the sky, singing is heart out, Yugi didn't notice the door slide. He didn't notice Joey step onto the decking and he didn't notice Joey walk up to him. Joey stretched out his hands and placed them on Yugi's cold face and brought his face down.

"I'm so sorry for hurting your voice." Joey said looking into Yugi's deep blue eyes.

"You're worth it." Yugi replied looking back into Joey's brown ones. Their lips touched delicately as they kissed each other once again. They hugged as Joey's mother popped her head through the still open door.

"Joey, your father and I are taking Serenity to the cinema like we promised we would before...well before we met Pegasus. Look after the house. We'll be back about ten. If it's later, don't worry."

"Ok, Mum." Joey smiled for the first time in almost a month. Joey's mother vacated the door and moments later they heard the front door bang closed. Joey took Yugi's hand and led him into the house, closing the door behind him. Yugi decided take the lead and so he accompanied Joey up the stairs to Joey's bedroom, locking the door behind him.

"Don't want to be distubed." Yugi trailed off.

"You mean?"

"Yep."

"Isn't it a bit early though?"

"Are you ready?" Yugi asked.

"Yes...but-"

"I'm ready too. So now is the perfect time." Yugi kicked off his shoes. The Boys met each other in the middle of Joey's bedroom and kissed passionately, making their way to the bed. They helped each other out of their clothes and shared a romantic evening together. Half an hour later, Joey layed with his arm around Yugi who was snuggled up to Joey. Flesh against flesh. Both boys smiling. Joey issued a satisfied sigh. Yugi stayed tense in Joey's arms when suddenly his shot up to Joey, a look of terror on his face. Behind him, the bedding was slowly growing darker with blood from Yugi's still healing stab wound. Joey felt the warm blood on his hand and knew something was wrong, he unwrapped himself from Yugi, a look of terror also on his face.

"Joey, i am so sorry..."

"What do you mean! We need to get some towels!"

"No! It really is time for me to go."

"You can't! I need you! You can't! We just showed our love for each other."

"I did so, so i didn't die in vain. You'll always be my first, i'll always be yours."

"YOU CAN'T DIE!"

"I must..."

The colour was slowly draining from Yugi's face, he was starting to shiver.

"I'm so very cold."

"NO!" Cried Joey. "NO NO NO NO NO!" Joey fell beside the bed and held Yugi's hands tight in his.

"I'll never let go!"

"Promise me...promise me...-"

"Promise you what!?"

"Promise me...I love you." Yugi said in a final attempt to talk.

"I love you too." Yugi smiled his last ever smile, before a glazed expression reached his eyes. Joey crying harder than ever slowly reached out and closed Yugi's eyes. He looked peaceful now, like he was merely sleeping. Blood still being absorbed by the bedding.

Joey made his next decision in one thought. He unlocked his bedroom door, and walked downstairs still naked, went to the kitchen and returned to the bedroom moments later harbouring a butcher knife.

In a swift movement, he plunged the knife into his chest, and fell to the floor beside Yugi. The same glazed expression that had consumed Yugi's eyes.