Will the pain ever go away?

Disclaimer: nope, I still don't own anything, wow what's new?

Notes: I got an interesting review from someone who said that I should have Yami kill Yugi's parents. Well what I have to say for you is; would you prefer it if I just had Yami take out a gun, shot them, and the story be over. Or would you prefer it to have a bit more well . . . meaning to it? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Yugi awoke with a jolt to find someone next to him. As soon as he realized it was the boy he had met the night before he relaxed. His whole body ached. He couldn't believe that his father threw him out the window. I hurt so much and then that boy, Yami, had been there to help him and clean him up.

He smiled; it looked as if the boy had been up all night watching over him. He looked over at the clock and swore, "Shit, look at the time how am I going to make it to school on time?" he said.

This was enough to wake the sleeping Yami next to him. "Yugi what are you doing up you require a lot more rest," he stated.

"I can rest I have school," he said as he tried to get out of bed but fell back in pain.

"Listen to me, what your parents did to you last night must have not been the normal because today you are in no condition to do to school," Yami said.

"But Yami I can't miss anymore school, you see I have already missed some when I was in the hospital and I can't miss anymore if I plan on passing this year," Yugi pleaded.

"Fine as long as you let me help you get ready and you eat some before you go to school," Yami said.

"Thanks you," Yugi said hugging Yami at the midsection.

"It is nothing my aibou," he said.

"Aibou, why did you call me that," Yugi asked with fascination.

"Because you are my other half," Yami said helping the small boy up. He then helped him get dressed and eat a little before Yugi insisted that he had to go to get to this school thing on time. Yami and Yugi were walking along until they head yelling and screaming.

They both ran to the sound. When they got there they saw a boy not much older then they were getting beat up on. "Hey I recognize that boy from my class, I think his name is Joey," Yugi stated.

"Should we help him?" Yami asked.

"Of course, why not, sure he isn't all that nice to me but I know the feeling of being beaten on so we got to help him," Yugi said.

"Fine, it is up to you aibou," Yami said and walked with Yugi to the oncoming fight.

"You l-let hi-him go!" Yugi demanded.

"And what's a little squirt like you gonna do 'bout it," the bully asked.

"I a-am go-going to he-help hi-him out," Yugi said very uncertainly.

"And I am going to help him," Yami said next to him.

"And who are you? His big brother?" the man asked.

"No, not exactly," Yami said, but at the same time Yugi said, "Yes."

Yugi, what are you saying, I am not your brother? Yami asked.

Well I look just like you, or you look just like me so it only makes sense that you are my brother Yugi said.

I understand aibou Yami said.

"Yo, ya don't gat ta help me, I got it," Joey said from his position of being held up by the collar of his shirt.

"Pl-please let m-me he-help y-you," Yugi said. He felt as if he should because he had never had anyone to help him, he felt as if it was his job to help others.

Before either boys could say anything Yami had taken the bully out and helped Joey up.

"Yo, tanks for da help," he said.

"No pr-problem, m-my name is Yu-Yugi," Yugi said.

"Hey I heard ya name 'for. But I thought that ya name was jus' Yugi," Joey said.

"It is, it is just he has a bit of a stuttering problem," Yami said.

"I see, so ya Yugi's older brother?" Joey asked as they started to walk to school.

"Yes, my name is Yami," Yami said.

Joey nodded and looked Yugi over, "Yug, where did ya get those cuts?" he asked.

"N-nowhere," Yugi said.

"Whatever, don't go an' get all protective on me," Joey said with a smile. "Were all friends' right?" he asked.

Yugi thought about the question and then he said, 'Y-yea I gues-guess."

They reached school and Yugi said, Yami, you have to get back into the puzzle

Why Yami asked.

Because if I walked around school, with a carbon copy of me, well it wouldn't look right Yugi said.

Okay aibou, I trust you Yami said as he vanished back into the puzzle.

Yugi walked into school with Joey and felt, safe.

"Yo Yug, where did Yami go?" he asked.

"He w-went ho-home, he doe-doesn't go to s-school," Yugi said feeling a bit better around this boy, but the statement that he said earlier was getting to him. Did he have friends?

When they got into the classroom one of Joey's friends came up to him and asked," Joey, who is the squirt?"

"Hey, leave Yug alone, he saved my butt today," Joey said.

"Yo man sorry," he said.

"Yug, this is my friends Tristin," Joey said looking over to the boy that stood next to him.

"N-nice to me-meet y-you, m-my name I-is Yu-Yugi," Yugi said.

"Nice ta meet you Yuyugi," Tristin said. Yugi laughed, Yami had said the same thing when he had stuttered to him as well.

"No, ya idiot, its jus' Yugi, right man?" Joey asked.

"Huh? Y-yes, ju-just Yugi," he said shaking Tristin's hand.

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Here is another chapter, what do you think? Ya know the deal, you review and I write.