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Chapter 10
The Pharaoh had been out of theatre for a few hours now, but the doctors were letting him sleep until he naturally woke. His arm was immobilised which is would be for a few weeks before it would need physical therapy to strengthen the muscles. The Pharaoh being asleep allowed Yugi to bring Grandpa up to speed with what had happened, when Grandpa had received Yugi's text he'd come straight to the hospital. With Grandpa up to speed it was just a case of waiting for the Pharaoh to wake so they could take him home. But while they were waiting Yugi and Grandpa drew up a plan about clearing the spare from for the Pharaoh. That spare room was a bedroom, but it was more of a storage room at the moment. It needed clearing then they would need to buy a bed frame. Luckily, they already had a spare mattress which was a relief but whether it was in a good state was another question. But they would find that out when they got home.
It was at least another half an hour before a pair of sleepy eyes slid open. The Pharaoh just lay there for a while before slowly sitting up.
"You ok?" Yugi asked.
The Pharaoh simply nodded. He did still look tired but more alert then he had done a couple of hours ago. His broken nose still had the bandage around it, which would be on for at least two weeks. With the Pharaoh awake it wasn't that long until the paper work came through and they could leave. But they were advised to take the back exit, the main headlines on the news had been about Aiden's capture so the press were filling up the car park.
Outside of the hospital Yugi and the Pharaoh had to wait while Grandpa brought the car round before driving off. Luckily none of the press had seen them go. The last thing they needed was the press to be all over them, the Pharaoh would not like that. Both Grandpa and Yugi knew was that all the Pharaoh wanted to forget this. But that would be hard to do, every single radio station were discussing the capture of Domino's Most Wanted. One of the radio stations were speculating about the treatment that the Pharaoh and other captive received. Out of the corner of his eye, Yugi saw the Pharaoh curl in on himself. He immediately turned the radio to another channel, it was a classical music channel but at least it wasn't anything to do with Domino's Most Wanted.
Yugi was relieved to see that when they arrived home there was no photographs outside. There was no doubt that the press had worked out that it was the King of Games' brother who had been captured. So, why they weren't here was a mystery but a good one. The next task for the day for Yugi and Grandpa was to clear out the spare room. The spare room was right next door to Yugi's room so the Pharaoh chose to stay in there while the other room was cleared, which could take more than one day. Though the Pharaoh would not admit it, he didn't want to be left on his own so being somewhere close to Yugi and Grandpa was more reassuring. Of course, Yugi had guessed why the Pharaoh had chosen to stay close to them. It was obvious as the Pharaoh's behaviour was completely different. He still didn't say very much at all, he was more reserved then before. This in time, hopefully, would wear off but if being close to the Pharaoh is what was needed for him to recover then that is what would happen.
With the Pharaoh settled, they began to battle through the spare room. Most of it was junk, some was things like Christmas decorations. It took awhile to sort out a system but they finally got the hang of it. Eventually they managed to dig out the spare mattress, though it had taken Yugi having to climb on top of something to push it out. Guiding it into his room, Yugi let it slip to the floor. As it hit the floor it made a loud 'thump' sound as it hit the ground. The Pharaoh, who was sitting on Yugi's bed, flinched. The last time he had heard a sound similar to that something in his wrist had torn.
"Oh, I'm sorry Pharaoh. I didn't mean to scare you."
The Pharaoh smiled slightly, "I-It's ok."
Yugi regarded the Pharaoh, he looked so un-Pharaoh like. The Pharaoh was normal a proud, very self-confident person. Now.. he looked so fragile. Yugi had given the Pharaoh his laptop to keep him occupied, but it seemed that he hadn't used it. In fact the Pharaoh looked tried, to be fair he was still recovering for the anaesthesia. Yugi smiled at the Pharaoh and asked whether he wanted anything. When he got a 'no' for a response Yugi went back to helping Grandpa.
It took another day to clear the spare room. They had not realised how much stuff they really had. Although that room was clear and ready for the Pharaoh to move into but the only problem was that the bed frame they had ordered had still not arrived. This meant the Pharaoh was still sleeping on the mattress on the floor in Yugi's room. The Pharaoh wasn't bothered by sleeping on the floor, he been doing that for the past few weeks. Yugi did offer the Pharaoh his bed, but the Pharaoh refused. The Pharaoh still had not said a word about what had happened. Yugi and Grandpa knew it was not good to bottle things up. They had to get the Pharaoh talking about what happened. This would hopefully allow the Pharaoh to let his personality to come back.
Yugi came upstairs and looked into his room. The Pharaoh was curled up under the covers, staring up at the ceiling. Lying down next to the Pharaoh he looked at him;
"What's wrong?"
The Pharaoh rolled over so he was facing Yugi. Gazing into his eyes before sighing.
"I... I can still smell the alcohol that was in the air. Still hear the laughter as they hit me. I can still remember being forced to watch as they stole from Bakura's house."
"You were there?"
The Pharaoh nodded, "They... t..tackled me to the ground and used duct tape to tie my hands behind my back."
Yugi could see tears beginning to swell in the Pharaoh's eyes.
"I remember Aiden standing over me, just smirking at me."
Yugi said nothing, just allowed the Pharaoh to get it all off his chest.
"I remember windows smashing and someone grabbing me, holding me down. Whoever it was.. was a police person. But I remember, the screams, cries and the sounds of fists hitting ... hitting flesh."
The tears were freely running down the Pharaoh's face now. He opened his mouth to say more but no words came out. Yugi shuffled closer and pulled the Pharaoh into a hug. Yugi held him closer, being mindful of the Pharaoh's immobilised arm.
He wasn't sure how long he held the Pharaoh close but eventually he noticed that the Pharaoh had fallen asleep. Yugi untangled himself and pulled the duvet over the now slumbering Pharaoh. As he left the room he glanced back at the Pharaoh, at least he had told Yugi. But to be honest, Yugi had not realised how badly affected by this the Pharaoh was. Maybe he'd be ok when he woke, but Yugi couldn't be sure. Moving downstairs Yugi found Grandpa in the living room, the latter looked up when he entered.
"You alright, my boy?"
Yugi nodded, "Yeah, I was talking to the Pharaoh. He's.. well he's quite badly affected by what happened."
"What did he say?"
"He told me all the things he remembers. Like.. like the sounds of fists hitting flesh."
Grandpa sighed, "He's just badly shaken by all this. Give him a couple of days and he'll come back to us.
At this point the letterbox clattered, getting up Yugi collected the letter and brought it into the living room. Yugi frowned, it was addressed to 'Yami Moto' which was the Pharaoh. But who would be writing a letter to the Pharaoh? Grandpa had come to Yugi's side and looked at the envelope.
"We can't open it, we'll have to wait for him to come down." Grandpa said.
For the next hour the envelope was left on the coffee table and gained anxious glances from Yugi and Grandpa. When gentle footsteps descended from upstairs both Yugi and Grandpa hovered by the coffee table. As the Pharaoh came into the room he was greeted by the anxious faces of Grandpa and Yugi. Yugi picked up the letter and gave it to the Pharaoh. He gazed at the Pharaoh as he opened the letter. But as soon as he had read the letter he dropped it and rushed back upstairs. Yugi moved forwards and picked up the letter, reading it.
"The court wants the Pharaoh to attend Aiden's trail and testify against him."
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