TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shadgirl2: Just wanted to get that out of the way for any who might have issues with this. I know the entire story has a lot of this, but this chapter especially is bad about it. Still nothing too graphic, but it would be upsetting to a lot of people.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yugioh GX. Ai belongs to Midna Azusa, the co-writer of this fanfiction.
Johan's POV
Okay, before I tell you this, let me say something in my defense. Despite what it looked like, I had no intention whatsoever of ever taking this too far! My only intention was to teach a lesson. It's not my fault Ai insisted on learning things the hard way. I'd already tried everything else, and she still wasn't getting it! So don't go blaming me for the queen of stubbornness's actions! It's not fair to call the cops on me because she left me with no choice. I still wouldn't have done anything, even if this plan didn't work!
Right. Now that that messy business is dealt with, let's get onto why I felt so strongly about defending myself back there—the last trick I had for Ai.
I'd been following Ai around in secret all day after she thought she'd lost me. No, I knew exactly where she ran off to, but I wanted to see what she'd try next. Sure enough, she didn't give up on Judai, so I followed her back to the villa and waited outside her window. Once she left to do who knows what to my friend, I sneaked into the front door and right up to her room. Thinking her royal guard would be nearby, I carefully searched the surrounding area. Sure enough, I found four guys wearing the Misgarthian royal colors and armed with guns in the two rooms on either side of Ai's.
How did I do this, you ask? I asked Ruby and Cobalt for help. The resort wasn't inside the spirit barrier, after all, so my Crystal Beasts were able to get there. The two of them just poked their heads in the doors and told me what they saw. Ruby said her guys had fallen asleep, so I decided to start there.
Fortunately my two guns weren't just for show. I'd had plenty of experience with these little babies as I traveled around, fighting spirit hunters. I often had to wrestle them away from the guys if I didn't want to get shot, so I was fairly confident in my abilities in handling them. My situation was helped greatly by the fact that everyone was at the resort's outdoor patio for the Mexican president's party, so taking these guys out should be a piece of cake!
So, without further ado, I kicked the door to the first room open, startling the guards awake, and fired my two guns at their arms. Before either could do more than cry out, my tranquilizer needles struck both their arms!
What? Did you really think I bought guns with real bullets? That isn't my style. I knew tranquilizers better since spirit hunters often used them on me, and one thing I knew was they were way quieter. A real gun would have let out a loud bang without a silencer—which, obviously, I didn't have. Loud sounds would draw the attention of everyone outside, especially gunshots, and then, boy, would I be in trouble. The cops would be all over me in seconds, and I'd never be able to reach Ai again! No, this mission needed stealth in order to work. Nothing but nearly silent, fast-working tranquilizers would do.
Anyway, about then, the two startled guards were hit with my tranqu's full power. They both passed out, falling back into their beds. Two down, and two to go.
The attack had been fairly quiet, but, when those guards cried out, the other two heard and came rushing out of their room, guns pointing at me.
"Halt!" they cried. "Don't—Argh!"
Now most people would have been nervous in a situation like that, but I wasn't. I'd come prepared for a fight, so, as soon as I'd fired my first shots, I'd quickly reloaded. By the time I heard the other guards' throw their door open, I was ready—I swiftly turned and fired my guns the second they left their room. So, yeah, that's why they cut off like that.
My needles hit their marks again before the guards could even draw a bead on me, causing them to drop their weapons and fall helplessly to the ground. Perfect! That's just how I liked my guards...all tuckered out!
Grinning triumphantly, I knelt down beside them and dragged them to a nearby broom closet. Then, after tossing them both inside, I quickly went and retrieved the other two, one by one, and crammed them in there as well. I then took the rope I'd been carrying around and tied them up so they couldn't stop me from completing my mission. Then I took some wadded-up socks I'd stuffed in my pockets and fed them to the guards. I wonder if they liked the taste? Heh heh.
Anyway, with the guards out of the picture for now, I sneaked into Ai's room using one of my empty tranquilizers as a lock pick. Then I did the most indecent and uncomfortable thing I'd ever done in my entire life! I stripped down to nothing but my birthday suit and climbed into Ai's bed, waiting for her to return.
No doubt about it! This was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do! I'd taken out duel terrorists, fought a few wild animals who thought a wandering traveler looked like a good meal, beat down some of the most violent spirits anyone could own, but nothing compared to this—reclining butt naked in a girl's room when she hadn't been expecting me! One way or another, Ai was going to pay for everything she'd done to us. I would be needing therapy after this stunt.
Fortunately for me, the wait wasn't very long. Long enough to compose myself and set everything up, but not so long that I had to wait in awkward silence. After climbing onto Ai's bed, I did one final nasty thing that you'll hear about later, then I lay down, my arms behind my head, crossed my legs, and waited. And, in about 15 minutes, to my relief, Ai returned.
Well, "darling," guess it's time we finish this game once and for all.
Putting on my brave face again, I smiled sexually at her and started getting up. "Ah! Ai! There ya are, sugar. I was wonderin' when ya'd come around."
My grin was a bit nasty this time, my character's intentions clear. I was about to do something that Ai wouldn't like, and she could see it this time, as well. I got up and stood in front of her, arms crossed with my wicked/sexual grin still in place. If I wasn't a grade A actor, I'd never have been able to pull this off.
She stood there for a moment, absorbing what was happening. Her eyes widened, her face paled, and, finally, she shouted, "GUARDS!"
Oh, this was perfect! Ai was freaking out! She knew I meant business this time and was calling for the only help she currently had. Too bad for her, I knew that wouldn't be good enough.
I stood there, uncrossing my arms by putting a hand to my chin and looked at her with a fake apologetic stare. "Oh, uh, sorry, sugar. Did I forget to mention that I took care of them annoying distractions awhile back?" I started advancing on her slowly, threateningly, with the most evil, lustful grin ever. "I don't think we need to worry bout them fer the time being."
Ai backed away until she was pinned against the wall, eyes wide in fear. Her lower lip was quivering. This was all too perfect! Ai was so scared, she hadn't even noticed the door behind her—and, now, slightly to her left—was still open! I simply had to take advantage of that.
Not wanting to miss this precious chance to startle her, in case anyone was wondering, I rushed over to her and slammed the door shut as hard as I could. Now my hand was right next to her trembling face, pinned up against that wall, and I leaned my face into hers, grinning evilly. "It's just ya and me now, darlin'. Don't that just feel good to ya? Heh heh heh."
Without warning or waiting for more of a reaction, I slammed my body up against hers, grabbing her shirt from the collar and started ripping it in half. Hey, this was a mock rape attempt. It wasn't supposed to be gentle. Yes, I know it's tasteless, but she was actually trying to rape a guy!
As expected, Ai pushed me off with all her might and opened her mouth to scream. She must have thought someone would hear her, even though they should all be out at the president's party right now. Knowing there had to be someone who decided to stay in that night, I quickly grabbed her around the waist, pulled her over to my side, and covered her mouth with my other hand before she could even let out a tiny yelp. You should have seen the look on her face as I started dragging her to the bed!
Her eyes were popping out of her head, a look of horror and disbelief on her face. She pulled against my grip, trying to break free. Priceless. Simply too good for words!
I addressed my "darling's" desire for "music," still grinning lustfully, "Now, now, darlin'. No need for the orchestra. So why don't you and I get on down to business?"
Ai was no match for my might, and, no matter how badly she struggled, it was to no avail. I was too strong for her as I pushed her down onto the bed, hands on her shirt and face. Then I climbed on top of the panicked, horror-struck little woman, pinning her down by the arms with my manly strength. If she'd thought she was strong, she was learning the hard truth now. Men were usually stronger than women, and Ai didn't exactly work out a lot. She wasn't getting away from me that way. Another lesson she needed to learn!
When I leaned to force a kiss on her—a major scaring point of this—she tried something else to get rid of me. She bit me hard on the nose, causing me to wince in pain, but I still wasn't letting go of her. I'd been through worse than that, and you know it, Duel Zombie Boy!
Anyway, since I wasn't a violent, short-tempered "rapist," I simply looked at her, grinning, a look of pleasure in my eyes. "Oh. So we like it rough, huh?" I grinned darkly at her as I reached one hand under the covers to retrieve that "one last thing" I spoke of before. "Then so be it."
Now looking like some psychopath out of a horror movie who was enjoying his victim's agony, I pulled out a whip I'd hidden under there earlier and snapped it in my hands. If this didn't scare Ai to her senses, nothing would. Rape was never fun, and it's about time she learned just how terrifying it can truly be. She learns all her lessons the hard way, remember?
"I thought this might come in handy."
Snap, went the whip in my hands, and Ai gasped in horror. Looks like my whip might just be the final straw for her.
"Anything ya wanted to say before we get started?" I asked. As I did, I started ripping off her shirt, tearing it into two pieces.
A kept struggling, trying to get out from under me, get me off—anything. "You're insane! Get off me!"
Those eyes, so full of fear, helplessness, and terror. That's the look I'd been hoping for, the look I'd longed to see this entire time I'd been stalking her. She'd sounded worse than Judai had by this point, and I was loving every minute of it. No, not because I'm secretly a psychopath! It's because the lesson was finally hitting home! Stop putting words in my mouth!
I leaned back from her, grinning with excitement. "Oh, I love hearing ya say that." Then I slowly started leaning into her face, all signs of enjoyment gone, replaced by a nasty glare that, according to what I'd heard, could have rivaled the looks the Nameless Pharaoh had given his enemies. "Then I've got just one more question for ya," I said, making it sound as threatening as I could. I blew air into her face and slowly started working on tearing off her pleated skirt. Her shirt was open, revealing her pale pink bra, so that was the last step.
Ai looked ready to cry, much to my delight. I was as terrifying to her as any rapist would be. She knew she was in danger, that there was no way out. Her fear would likely lead to trauma if I kept going. The point had clearly been made. There was just one thing left to do now...
I put my mouth against her ear and whispered slowly, sounding intimidating, "How do ya like being raped and stalked?"
"I don't! I don't!" she cried, tears spilling over. She was still struggling beneath me, desperate.
I don't. Best words I'd ever heard this girl say! Those simple words meant more to me than being called insane. Although, granted, that was good to hear from her as well. I'd finally done it—nailed the point home, and boy, was I glad, too! That was too close to comfort and, like I said before, not my style. I was so relieved she'd gotten it this time. Now all those years I'd be spending in therapy myself wouldn't be for nothing!
Anyway, now feeling a little more than triumphant, I sat up, smiling proudly down at her. My whip rested on the side of the bed, and I let go of her skirt. "Good! I was hopin' ya'd say that!" I climbed off Ai then, allowing her to get up, and sat with my back to her on the side of the bed.
She lay there a moment, obviously confused and shaken. "Huh...?" she finally said, sitting up and pulling her shirt together over her chest.
As Ai was recovering from her near-rape experience, I reached down beside the bed and picked up my underwear, attempting to put them back on, despite the fact that a messed-up woman was sitting right behind me, traumatized. What was the name of Manjoume's therapist again? I needed to find out and call him after this. Why, he'd gotten Manjoume back on his feet in only two months! How hard could it be to help a fake rapist recover from his attempt at raping someone?
So, yeah, despite my obvious discomfort, I kept my voice and facial expressions nothing but neutral and controlled. Told you I'm a good actor! "See, Ai, I've heard a great deal bout how ya treat folks. It ain't perty, from what I can tell." After putting my shorts back on, I reached for my undershirt as I continued to explain myself to her, "So I thought I'd drop by and give ya a taste of yer own medicine. It's not fun being stalked all day and worryin' about being attacked at night, is it?"
I paused in my dressing to look at her over my shoulder, giving a serious but somewhat gentle look. No need to keep scaring her, after all. She'd gotten the point. Seeing her eyes wide with understanding this time, I turned back to the floor, reaching down for a green button-down flannel shirt and started putting it on next.
"...S-so, wait... You...aren't gonna...?"
As Ai spoke, she was messing with her shirt, trying to keep it closed. I started buttoning up mine, getting to the last button at the end of her stammering. Then I grabbed a pair of black overalls as I answered her with a slightly playful smile. "Nah, Ai. Ain't my style. I just wanted ya to learn what it felt like so ya could see how yer actions affected others." As I spoke, I pulled on the overalls, covering my underwear and taking away some of the discomfort I'd been feeling up to that point.
But I'd still just tried to rape a woman before redressing myself in front of said woman. No doubt—this would take some time to get over. It was humiliating and immoral at the same time!
With my decency finally restored to me, I stopped redressing myself for a moment and turned to look at Ai very seriously as I went on, "Now, think, Ai. If I had continued, would ya have ever been able to get over it? Would ya have ever been the same again? Or would ya have been traumatized? Scarred fer life and always lookin' over yer shoulder fer whoever did this and thinkin' to yerself, 'What if it happens again? What if he kills me next time? What if I meet someone else who does the same thing that he did?' That wouldn't be pleasant at all. Would it?" Still looking at her for a reaction, I pulled the straps of my overalls back up onto my shoulders.
Clutching her shirt, she stared at the bed for a moment before stammering, "I-I guess you're right..."
She said I was right! Yes! It worked! It really, really worked! Now I could stop worrying about my friend and call that therapist in peace! Ai finally understood what her actions did to people and wouldn't do it ever again.
I grabbed my socks and pulled one on as Ai added, "...I should really stop doing that..."
Can you say "total victory"? Because I sure could! Not only had Ai learned her lesson, but she'd admitted out loud that she should stop doing it! Talk about a major turnaround, and I couldn't be happier about it!
I pulled on my other sock and reached for my boots, slipping them on and lacing them up as I spoke seriously to her, offering some friendly advice on the right way to do things. Hey, I'd gotten the trash out. Might as well fill her up with good ideas to replace it while I was at it. "Yeah, Ai. Ya should. If ya want someone to like ya, ya should start off slow. Be nice to 'em and make conversation. Maybe go out on a date." I paused for a moment, smiling at her. I couldn't help it. I was just too proud.
Ai looked thoughtful. She also seemed to think it was slightly ironic to hear this from me. Yeah, thanks for rubbing it in, Ai. Like I didn't already know what I looked like from the beginning of this whole ordeal. But if you'd known who I really was, I doubt you'd have found it so ironic. After all, with all the trouble you had caused us all, you'd made me do it!
Ignoring all of that commotion going on inside my head, I put my serious look back on as I continued to stare at her, reaching for my gun holster to fasten that back on as well. "Point is, Ai, to let it happen naturally. Rome weren't built in a day, Ai, and it takes time to form a lovin' bond with some'un just the same."
Seeing the point sinking into Ai, I grabbed my whip, standing up and looping the thing over my left shoulder. Then I turned back to her, a hand on my whip to hold it in place, smiling. "Take a lesson from Katsuya and Mai Jonouchi and let love find ya. They did, and look where they are now? Ya understand, Ai?"
Okay, background for anyone who doesn't know. Some time after he graduated from Domino High School, Kastuya Jonouchi had taken off for the Pro Leagues of dueling—back when they were still new—hoping to not only make a name for himself but also find his long lost love interest. He hadn't seen her since the Leviathan mess. Never giving up the search, he eventually found her and convinced her that he'd forgiven her for her actions back then. He also managed to get her to forgive herself, and the two started dating soon after. Now they were married with two children, one of whom was now a famous defense attorney, fighting for the unjustly accused. The other was supposedly a soap salesman, but his actions in the business pointed to a more mysterious lifestyle. I'd run into him a few times when chasing terrorists. Could he maybe be...?
Okay, I'll think about that later. Back to my story. Ai must have known all about those two. Well, of course, it was only one of the most famous stories of love and devotion the world had to offer. Just about every woman knew it. The fact that it was two of the great legends of dueling's tale helped with the hype a bit as well.
Either way, Ai nodded in response, looking flustered. "O-okay."
Seeing the look in her eyes, I nodded and gave her once last serious look. I wanted to make sure she was really done before I did anything else. "Good. Then yer not gonna stalk people and try to rape 'em anymore?" I put my hands on my hips, looking at her as if I were her own father correcting a wrong.
Ai shook her head.
So far so good. Still giving that fatherly look of disapproval, I crossed my arms with my next question, "Yer not gonna force yerself upon 'em and force 'em to like ya?"
To my complete satisfaction, Ai shook her head again. Of course, I was thrilled. After all, if she was really done stalking people, she should be inclined to let my friend go now, so I decided to ask her with a clever cover-up. "Good. Then why don't ya start by takin' down that there barrier? Thanks to that thing, my poor friends can't get to the beach. And they just love to swim, ya know what I'm sayin'?" I asked, a playful grin on my face as I leaned forward.
I was hinting at the fact that I knew a bit more than she thought. Who cared if she unmasked me now? She'd clearly learned her lesson, anyway, so what did it matter who she thought I was? She'd still be inclined to let Judai go, regardless.
I'd expected a, "Yes, sir! Right away, Johan!" kind of response. Or, at least, that she'd have thought I was Ed or something, but the answer she gave me wasn't even close to that!
"I-I think it's gonna come down, anyway."
Wait, what? The barrier that I'd worked so hard on my plan to get Ai to remove was going to come down on its own after all? How was that even possible?
Confused and a tiny bit annoyed at this unfair news, I raised an eyebrow to her, leaning back in surprise. I had to look about as blank as Judai did whenever he got confused, I was sure of it. "Really? Why's that, Ai?"
"Uh...guy's got a girlfriend."
A girlfriend? So, wait, had Rei really done it? Had she actually managed to convince Judai that she was a good match for him and not the crazed stalker we all knew her to be? Last time I saw him, he was with her under that tarp, and she had appeared to be looking out for him as though she really cared, but...
I couldn't help it—my eyes widened in surprise. Hey, can you blame me? Judai appeared to have chosen to start dating another of his stalkers, despite his clear dislike of them! What in the world could have happened to cause that?
I had to know what Ai meant. I stared at her curiously, eyes still full of surprise, and asked, "Really?"
Her answer was way better than I'd expected: Asuka Tenjoin. Ai explained it to me concisely. I'll sum it up for you guys.
It had finally happened—the greatest thing that could ever happen to my best bro. Asuka had said she was Judai's girlfriend and confessed undying love for him! I'd been hoping for it for years even. But, wait!
Last time I checked, the odds of those two getting together weren't too good. She hated him, and he knew it now, too! I was missing something, but what? What could I possibly have missed the past few days by stalking Ai 24/7? I had no idea what it was, but I wasn't complaining. This was a good thing for them both, and I sure as hell wasn't going to mess it up!
So that's my story about how I nearly raped (and did sexually assault) a princess just to teach her a lesson. And even though she didn't know it was me at the time, she does now and still hasn't pressed charges, so don't any of you reading this feel you have to, either! Ai and I both know all the good it did her, and none of it would have happened if I hadn't done it! Ai gained way more from the one bad week with me than she'd ever have otherwise. Don't turn me in for my extreme reverse psychology lesson! You don't have the right since she hasn't!