Author's Note: Thanks to norestar-angel, anime-ruthless v.1, Depressed Pixie, Kitsune Elf, Silver Moon Phoenix, SilverTiger-GoldenPhoenix, Ms. Aninga and redconvoy for reviewing.
Disclaimer: Phoenix727 does not own Tourniquet by Evanescence from the Fallen Album; the song is the property of Evanescence and the respective record label.
Chapter 9 – Tourniquet
My Suicide
I tried to kill the pain,
But only brought more.
(So much more)
I'm dying,
And I'm pouring, crimson regret, and betrayal.
Yugi lay on the mattress helpless to stop Téa from going down stairs with Yami, he watched Yami smirk at him as Téa passed, Yugi knew Yami had won, and there was nothing Yugi could do.
Tristan laughed at Yugi watching him lie on the mattress before walking down and slamming the door to the attic shut leaving Yugi in semi-darkness.
'Téa shouldn't have had to do that, sacrificing her... self for my safety.' Yugi thought angrily.
'I can't let this go on any longer, the only way this is going to end, is if I die.' Yugi thought to himself.
'If I'm dead Yami won't have any reason to keep Téa up here, she will be able to get out of here and live her life, she'd probably be better of without me anyway, I've never brought her anything but trouble.' Yugi thought struggling to sit up.
He immediately regretted it the room spinning as he tried to move, Yugi collapsed back to the mattress closing his eyes, Yugi banging into something hard behind his head as he collapsed.
Yugi stayed still for several seconds gathering the strength to turn over, as Yugi did the room began spinning again and his ribs screamed in protest, the one's that were only fractured.
Yugi rolled once more onto the floor, his ribs vigorously protesting Yugi's movement; he waited for the pain to pass, then with what little strength Yugi had left he picked up the mattress end and lifted it.
'Perfect.' Yugi thought triumphantly.
Underneath the mattress was the scalpel Yugi had used for his earlier suicide attempt, Yugi surmised that Téa must have hidden it here while he'd been unconscious earlier, Yugi picked it up the blade glinting in the moonlight.
'Téa I love you, I only want you to be happy.' Yugi thought as he removed the makeshift bandages from his wrists finally realizing.
'This is the only way out, Téa... I'm sorry...'
Somewhere Else Nearby
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding,
Screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
Four shadowy figures crept towards the games shop.
"Why did it take the two of you so long?" Mai asked irritated.
"My Hikari wouldn't let me bring the things I needed." Yami Bakura replied angrily glaring back at Ryou.
"You don't need your knife collection." Ryou said.
"Yes I do." Yami Bakura replied.
"You don't need your explosives." Ryou stated again.
"Yes I do." Yami Bakura replied.
"You don't need your poisons kit." Ryou continued.
"Yes I do." Yami Bakura replied again.
"Do you need your entire weapons collection?" Ryou asked.
"Yes Hikari I do, at least you let me bring my Uzi." Yami Bakura said stroking his Uzi fondly.
"Why are you help us Bakura, the last time I checked you hated Yugi?" Kaiba asked from behind dragging a ladder, he'd lost the coin toss.
"Correction mortal, I hate the Pharaoh, the Hikari I'm fairly indifferent." Yami Bakura answered.
"That still doesn't answer my question." Kaiba growled.
"The Pharaoh's Hikari's has done nothing to deserve what the Pharaoh has brought upon this child that is my reason." Yami Bakura answered before walking off dragging Ryou behind.
Kaiba rolled his eyes as Mai picked up the tail end of the ladder to stop it from making a noise as Kaiba carried it. Yami Bakura, Ryou, Kaiba and Mai arrived at a likely looking window on the second level of the Games Shop, Ryou who'd been in the Games Shop many times before Yami went insane explained that this was a guest room and not used much.
"So who's going up first?" Ryou asked.
All three men looked at Mai.
"Ok... wait I'M WEARING A SKIRT YOU PERVERTS!?!" Mai screamed at them pulling her skirt down deliberately glaring at them.
"Fine I will go." Kaiba stated rolling his eyes.
Kaiba climbed the ladder to the top (A/N: He'd be familiar with that feeling), as he arrived he found the window locked, but he was prepared for that, grabbing a knife from his boot Kaiba slid it in between the window frame and the window sliding the simplistic lock open allowing access to the Games Shop. Ryou, Yami Bakura and Mai followed him up in that order, Ryou doing the gentlemanly thing and helping Mai inside.
"Now where?" Mai more mouthed than spoke to the other three.
The group heard shouts of "NO WAY." From what sounded like Yugi, Mai crept quietly to the door of the room followed by Kaiba, Ryou and Yami Bakura, Mai opened the door a crack her eyes widening seeing Téa coming down the corridor towards them followed by a smirking Yami and Tristan.
"Where are they coming from?" Kaiba asked he could barely see Yami walking past as he peered through the door behind Mai.
"I don't know Kaiba I couldn't see." Mai answered.
The group watched and waited Yami and Téa continued down the corridor towards Yami's room for some reason unknown to the group while Tristan stayed in the corridor smirking as he watched Yami enter his room closing and locking the door behind him.
Yami's Room
Do you remember me?
Lost for so long.
Will you be on the other side?
Will you forgive me?
Téa stood in Yami's room, what was Yugi's room; Yami was in the en-suite freshening up. Téa had tried the door but she'd seen Yami lock it before he went to freshen up.
"Make yourself comfortable Téa I'll be with you in a minute." Yami voice drawled happily from the bathroom.
'The only way I'll be comfortable is if I rip off your balls and then rip your heart out you prick.' Téa thought disgustedly.
She didn't want her first time to be like this, not with him, not like this, Téa was sure she was doing the right thing, it didn't bring her comfort.
'DAMN YOU YAMI, YOU'RE SUCH A BASTED...' Téa thought angrily and sadly glaring at Yami's back.
Téa went to the door trying the handle again banging her shoulder into the door, it wouldn't budge.
"It's no use Téa, the door is reinforced and soundproofed, if there were four or five of you, you might be able to force the door open." Yami said smirking watching her try to open the door.
'Yugi, I'm sorry.' Téa thought crying.
"I've finally gotten you." Yami smirked approaching her.
"No, I refuse." Téa said solemnly knowing what that meant for Yugi, and it tore her up inside.
"You don't have a choice Téa." Yami said still smirking.
"Leave me alone I said NO." Téa demanded backing up as Yami walked towards her.
"I'm still going to have you." Yami vowed pinning Téa against the wall.
Téa kept trying to back up but the wall stopped her as Yami tried to kiss her his hands clawing at her clothes as she yelled for him to stop...
Téa's instincts took over, her mind drifting back over several self defence classes Yugi had insisted she take what felt like a lifetime ago, she had been uncomfortable with the idea at the time but Yugi had insisted, and now she was glad he had.
Téa kicked Yami in the genitals extremely hard stopping him from kissing her, Téa tried a second kick to Yami's head but this one Yami stopped...
"YOU BITCH." Yami screamed as a black glow overcame the Millennium Puzzle a blast of energy throwing Téa back her body colliding with the wall, Téa collapsed into a crumpled heap on the floor unconscious, a small trickle of blood running down the back of her neck.
'No one turns me down.' Yami thought still seething with anger glaring at the unconscious form of Téa.
'If she wants to see my boys beat her little runt of a boyfriend into a coma that's what she's going to get now, Téa will learn the price of turning the Pharaoh down.' Yami grinned hideously.
'And the runt will learn that insulting the Pharaoh was a mistake, I had to rely on A RUNT to get my memories back, to restore my prestige and that baka tomb robber was witness to it all.' Yami growled silently picking Téa up by the hair dragging her to the door of the room.
Mai's Group
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding,
Screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
Mai and the others waited, Mai had a concerned look on her face wondering why Téa would be going into Yami's room with him. As Téa passed earlier Mai saw the younger woman's face, she looked like she was about to vomit.
"Are we just going to sit here all night?" Yami Bakura growled quietly.
"No of course not Bakura." Mai growled back.
"Then what are we doing just sitting here mortal." Yami Bakura growled again.
"Waiting for Tristan to leave." Mai stated.
"I'm not waiting any longer." Kaiba growled barely giving Mai time to move away from the door before he opened it.
Kaiba leapt out of the room at blinding speed Tristan had no warning of Kaiba's punch, the punched didn't knock Tristan out but his head banging into the walk did, Mai and Ryou stuffed Tristan's unconscious body in the spare room locking him in with Yami Bakura's Millennium Magic.
"Now where?" Kaiba growled.
The group looked around checking every door finding nothing, until Mai spotted the door up to the attic; Kaiba grabbed the hook and brought the ladder down, the entire group ascended to the attic quickly.
Mai had to cover her nose the smell was that strong, she looked around even through the darkness Mai could see rats running along the walls and cockroaches scattered on the floor, the sight turned her stomach.
"How could anyone live like this?" Mai heard Kaiba mumble under his breath shocked at the state of the attic.
Mai looked around trying to locate the source of the smell, finally finding it, her heart sank.
"YUGI." Mai screamed running over to him.
Yugi lay on the mattress his eyes closed blood slowly dripped from the open wounds on his wrists a pool of his own blood extended a short way from the mattress onto the floor.
Yami
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
My God! My Tourniquet,
Return to me salvation.
Yami unlocked the door to his room still holding Téa by the hair Yami growled not seeing Tristan around, but grinned when he saw the stairs leading up to the attic.
'Tristan must be paying Yugi a visit.' Yami thought grinning maliciously at Téa who was still unconscious but stirring slightly.
Yami dragged Téa up the stairs to the attic...
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!" Yami yelled seeing who was there dropping Téa to the ground as she stirred aroused from her unconscious state by the noise.
"YAMI." Kaiba growled punching Yami.
Yami retaliated by tackling Kaiba to the ground before being met with a fist to his face by Ryou.
"Time for you to pay for what you've done to Yugi." Ryou growled at Yami his eyes glowing evilly.
All the men in the room and Téa were distracted from the fight by Mai's gasp, they looked at her, during this she'd been tending to Yugi...
"Mai what's wrong?" Téa asked groggily.
"It's Yugi..." Mai said in fear.
"What about that runt?" Yami growled angrily.
"He's... Dead..."
My wounds cry for the grave.
My soul cries, for deliverance.
Will I be denied?
Christ! Tourniquet! My suicide.
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