Heya! So, here's chapter 9! I speculate this story to have 12-14 chapters, so, we're almost done!
When I woke up, I instinctively opened my eyes. I was confused as to why everything was blurry, and then Atem tapped my nose.
"What did I tell you about opening your eyes?" he asked. Oh. Right. My glasses. I closed my eyes, and snuggled into Atem.
"Atem...I'm scared. After what happened yesterday-"
"Don't worry about it, okay? Now that I'm here with you, I'll protect you. I'll keep you safe. I promise," Atem cooed softly. I nodded. He kissed my nose, and I giggled.
"I love you," I said softly.
"I love you, too," Atem said. He lightly kissed my neck. And purred softly. Atem chuckled. I blushed, and he looped his arms around me.
"I will always love you. I can promise you that," he whipered. I nodded, and leaned into him. It was something about him. No matter how worried or scared I got, Atem could always calm me down.
And I was grateful for it.
I heard Atem hit far wall in the basement.
"Atem!" I cried out. I felt my chain move from the wall, as if someone had taken it off its hook. I was then suddenly being dragged across the floor.
"Let him go!" Atem screamed. I could hear him trying to get across the floor quickly. Aeron laughed, and continued to drag me. We reached the stairs, and he started dragging me up.
"No! I won't let you take him away from me again!" I heard Atem scream. Aeron stopped dragging me.
"Why don't you just accept fate? Every time you get too close, I'll keep taking him away. Over and over again," Aeron sneered. I whimpered.
"What if mom was still alive?!" Atem yelled. Aeron froze again. "What if she were still alive?! What if she knew what you were doing right at this very moment?! Would she be happy? Or absolutely pissed at you?!" Atem screamed. After a good five minutes of silence, Aeron continued to drag me upstairs. He slammed the basement door behind him.
He wasn't saying a word to me as he dragged me, which I knew was a bad sign.
Why did Atem have to say that? Now Aeron would take his anger out on me. I was terrified at what he would do.
Aeron dragged me to a room, and shoved me inside, slamming the door shut and locking it. I got up, and ran to the door, slamming my body against it to get out, but the door didn't budge.
"A-Atem…" I whimpered, falling to my knees.
I didn't know how much time time had passed, but I'm sure it's been at least a few weeks.
I've started counting the days by Atem's visits. We get an hour each day to spend together, and then Atem goes back to the basement.
Aeron removed Atem and I's bindings, because there's nothing we can do. Even if we try to escape, Aeron told us that he has his friends guarding the place, and with them, him, and Katia each having a gun, Atem and I can't escape.
For the first visit we had where we didn't have our bindings, Atem begged for a first aid kit, and got one in exchange for a day where our meeting was cut very short. The first aid kit stayed in the room, and when he could, Atem nursed my wounds, changed my bandages when they needed to be, and made sure nothing got infected.
I wanted to do the same to his wounds, but I couldn't without my glasses.
In one of our meetings, Atem had promised me that when we got out of here, he'd demand that Seto do something to have us relax from everything we've been through.
We had wanted to try and call for help, but Aeron had confiscated our phones.
I was lonely whenever Atem was away. Aeron hadn't hurt me, since he separated us. I guess he figured being separated from Atem was enough punishment. Whenever Katia brought me food and water, I never spoke to her, and she never spoke to me.
It was another few weeks later, when everything was darker than black, so I knew it was night.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard the glass of the window in the room being cut through carefully, so it wouldn't break. I heard a person curse under their breath.
"Wh-Who's there?" I asked in a softer-than-normal voice.
"Where's your brother?" a very familiar voice asked me.
"M-Mokie?!" I exclaimed softly.
"Shh. Keep your voice down, Yami! Now, where's Atem?" Mokuba asked.
"Down in the basement. This door's locked from the outside, though. And so is the basement door," I said softly.
"I thought he'd separate you two. Don't worry. We're here to get you two out," Mokuba assured.
"W-We?" I asked.
"Mhm. We managed to take out the guards in the yard, so we could get in. I'll tell them that you guys were separated," Mokuba said.
"W-Wait. Who else is here?" I asked.
"Well, it's me, Nii-sama, Jou, Shugoi, Kaze, and a few other people from school," Mokuba listed, "Be glad that Nii-sama finally let me watch the videos your father sent Atem. I remembered this house, when I'd visit sometimes with Nii-sama," Mokuba said.
"You have no idea how glad I am that you're here," I said.
"We'll get you guys out. We promise. Nii-sama has back-up if we need it," Mokuba said, "By the way, where are your glasses?"
"Fath- Aeron broke them. So, until I get a new pair, I can't see a thing," I said.
"Why did you call-"
"I...I agree with Atem, now. After everything he's done to me, he's not our father anymore," I said softly. I heard Mokuba's footsteps go to the window. I heard him jump up, and grab the ledge, going out the window again. I felt my way over to the wall, and jumped up. I grabbed onto the ledge, but didn't have the upper-arm strength to pull myself up and out.
"Take my hand, Yami."
Shugoi.
I let go of the ledge with one hand, and Shugoi quickly grabbed it. I let go with the other hand, and he grabbed it. I started to carefully walk up the wall, as Shugoi pulled me up. Soon, I was at the window, and Shugoi jumped down. I felt around for the hole, found it, and went through. I started to fall, but I felt strong arms catch me.
"Gotta be careful, Yami."
Jou.
"A-Atem. He in the basement, and-"
"We know. Mokuba told us," I heard Kaze say. Jou put me on my feet, and led me somewhere.
"Just stay 'ere, now, 'kay? We'll get Atem outta there," Jou said. I nodded. I heard a car door open, and I was more or less shoved inside, and the door shut.
I could've cried, I was so relieved. I was finally out of that hellhole after about two months. I wanted to cry. I really wanted to. But, I'd hold in my composure until Atem was with me. No matter how many others were here, I wouldn't feel safe without my brother and lover.
It took a lot longer than it should have, but after a while, I heard the people outside the limo talking happily, and I heard sighs of relief. Then, I heard the voice that made me happy.
"Where is he? Did you guys manage to get him out, too?"
Atem…!
The limo door opened, and I someone got in. When the door closed, arms wrapped around me tightly, and lips captured my own.
I happily and eagerly kissed back. Even in our 1 hour visits, Atem's kisses had never been sweeter than in this moment. That was when I started to cry. Atem pulled away, and gently cupped my cheek. He didn't say anything, only held me closer. I buried my face in his neck, and sobbed. Atem gently rubbed my back, and soon, I felt a wetness on my shirt. Atem was crying, too. I put my arms around him tightly, and we sat there in the limo, just crying with each other, and comforting each other. The limo opened, and the other came in just as Atem and I were composing ourselves.
"Thank you. Thank you guys, so much, for getting us out of there," I said, wiping my tears away.
"We really owe you one," Atem said.
Whoever the drier was was about to leave this horrid place, when we heard gunshots, and one of the tires deflating.
"You aren't going anywhere with my sons," Aeron's voice yelled. My breath caught in my throat. Atem held me closer. "Nii-sama…," Mokuba said warningly.
"Not yet, Mokuba," Seto said. A few bullets went through the windshield.
"Atem, Yami. Get down!" Jou instructed. Well, we didn't have to be told twice. Atem and I dove behind the seat, and held each other tightly.
"Nii-sama….!" Mokuba said again.
"Mokuba, get down. I want you to stay safe," Seto said sternly. I heard Mokuba grumbling, but I felt him get down near Atem and I.
"Give back my sons, and I'll stop," Aeron's voice rang out.
"Nii-sama, we can't go anywhere without that tire!" Mokuba said.
"Mokuba, it's fine. Besides, our back-up already knows. And they're on thier way," Seto said.
"Wait. Are they going to kill him?" Atem asked.
"Why?" Seto asked suspiciously.
"Because," Atem said, sitting up, "After all he's done, I want to be the one to end his life."
Hoo boy! I get to write a fight scene next chapter! Woo! xD. Okay, in all seriousness, Aeron's about to have his ass handed to him on a silver fucking platter, and you know that as well as I do.
Ho, man, am I going to be happy as hell when I kill this fucking bastard.
Also, Katia's going to be playing a HUGE role next chapter, so, don't worry about her :)
