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I put some of my poems into this okay? Like these are what I've written wayyyyy before I wrote the story.

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InsaneEvilLittleEmmy- Peggie is talking to Yugi tomorrow though. D:

Spindlegal- How the hell are you guys reviewing so fast...? The poems... I wrote them without even thinking... I guess I'm kinda sad that people think they're full of pain and hurt even though it fits so well with this story... that I wrote like a year after them poems...

hellomaru- I repeat... I'm pretty sure the warnings are enough to tell you this is not a happy story. At least not for a while. -.-' And i repeat! Of course it's gonna be full of emotions. A writer always writes with emotions, especially when that writer is writing about personal past occurences.

Chapter 10

It was that day, when the unspoken words of a boy were finally heard, that a decision was made. Joey stuck by Yugi's side, not leaving even when the young boy clearly wanted him too. Joey thought Yugi's pout of annoyance was cute and always ruffled the boys hair, earning a deeper pout and occasionally a glare. But it was the connection that Yami started with Yugi that slowly brought the boy out of his silent shell. Yami gave him space when he needed it, unlike Joey who was constantly around. And Yami didn't speak unless he felt Yugi needed someone talking. It was comforting. Until school ended that is.

When the final bell rings, Yugi would always hesitate for the slightest second while Yami just stood by his side. Except this time, Yugi looked up at Yami with his amethyst eyes and whispered words he never thought he'd say to someone.

"I don't want to go home." He didn't. He didn't want to go to that cage. He didn't want to feel the innevitable touches that would come from the cages' owner. He didn't want to hear the husky whispers that trailed over his body and broke his mind apart. Most importantly, he didn't want to be alone.

"Yugi, I want to know the truth." Yami said, looking at the smaller boy who looked almost exactly like him with a serious look in his crimson eyes. He saw the fear fall in place in those beautiful violet eyes, but Yugi knew he couldn't hide any longer. He needed someone besides his paper to talk to. So with a nod in conscent, Yami told the boy that he could come to his and Seto's place. Any other day Yugi would be excited to see the home of his idol. But this day...

This day Yugi would have to reveal what actually went on behind closed doors.

When Seto came home that day he wasn't expecting Yugi to be sitting in his living room with Yami across from him. Papers were scattered all across the long coffee table. Even from the distance he was from the table he saw the cursive on the paper and immediately went to one. Yugi looked up at him, worry in his amethyst eyes as he bit his bottom lip. In silence Seto read the words written on the pure white paper.

'Crying out in desperation,
Afraid to be alone,
With fears of darkness in the mind
Sleep so hard to attain,
There he lay in a soft comfy bed,
Laying so very awake.

Shadows pass and he
Screams out
Yet no one hears his voice,
Why will no one come to me
And with that thought he finally
Fell asleep.

Years pass,
The little boy grew,
Not once was his voice heard.
Wondering, wondering, in his bed alone,
Voices from below arose.
Didn't you know? A small child died
But not once was anyone told.'

Fear. Was this what Yugi was scared of? Was he scared of being alone or was he scared that no one would ever hear his cries for help? Or maybe he was scared that he really would die without anyone knowing. Blue eyes filled with realization. No one did hear his cries for help. Yugi cried out to everyone around him with just his appearance, but no one heard the silent pleas he let out. Picking up another paper, Seto looked at the message hidden within.

'Alone,
Trapped in the
Darkness of pure
Loneliness.

Left behind
By those that say
They care about you
And the things you want.

Yet there they go,
Walking away,
Away from the darkness,
From the shadows-

From you.
Caught between
A lonely sea
Dyed with longing blue

Clawing at the surface
Trying to break free
From the endless azure
Crystal.

I am alone.
I am forgotten.
I am eternally-
Left behind.'

Yugi has always been alone. Looking up from the paper littered with honesty, Seto locked his eyes with Yugi's but turned away when he noticed a poem off to the side, away from all the others, and picked it up.

'Caged
Like a fallen bird
With clipped wings,
Laying silently on a metal floor.

Eyes wide and begging,
Staring into the cruel smirks,
Embedding each crude remark to memory,
And remembering the wicked whispers
Passed around.

No one comprehends the reasons
We have to hurt others.
Pleasure? Amusement?
Mocking? Retorting?
There is no reason.

Reason or not,
Pain isn't received by
Physical means alone.
Words can hurt,
Emotional damage is just as bad
As damage to the body.

Over time the body heals,
But mental damage,
Damage of the mind,
Doesn't just scar over,
And left forgotten.

Continuous,
Unforgettable,
Torture
Is the damage left,
By careless words
Tossed in the direction
Of one small metal cage
And wounded bird.'

Before he could say anything Yami's voice broke the thick silence between them.

"Yugi, we waited until Seto was here. Please tell us the truth." With a sigh Yugi started his story.

"My mother died while giving birth to me. I think that was when my real dad snapped. It took a few years before anyone really noticed though." My back hurts, Yugi thought after another sigh. "He killed Téa's parents when he did snap though. It should have been me. I'm the one he was after afterall." He pulled his shirt off, standing up and turning around so the two other boys could see his back. Could see the ugly disfiguration that ran from his left shoulder blade to his right hip. The raised scar tissue a lighter shade than his pale skin, making it stand out even more.

Yami clenched his fists together, his knuckles turning white from the strain. How could anyone hurt this beautifully pure boy? Seto was thinking much the same, falling into his seat as he looked at the scar with fire in his eyes. That father would pay.

"He was killed when the police got to the scene. He tried to attack them." A snort of wry humor left Yugi's lips. "What an idiot. After that I got placed into a foster care. Luckily for them there was someone here who wanted a kid. My father now. The man who rapes me every single night." He had to force the words from his throat. It was hard saying it out loud. To admit how helpless you really are. And Yugi feared what would happen next.