Will the pain ever go away?

Disclaimer: a no, I still don't own anything!

Notes: Umm. Well not much to say. Just thanks for all that reviews I am glad that you like it, I am enjoying writing it and umm... I will try to update as soon as possible. But with school work and basketball it makes it a bit hard. -Oh and if you were wondering, Yugi's parents aren't having problems in there relationship, they just beat on Yugi. I know it is mean but they get along quite well! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~

Yugi's school day went much better then normal, for one it wasn't raining and two he didn't have to sit at lunch all alone, he could sit with Joey and Tristin. They talked a lot about duel monsters and Yugi watched the two duel each other. Sometimes adding little pointers here and there. He proved himself to be much better then the both of them but still did not want to duel either of them.

After school Joey and Yugi were walking home together, when they reached the corner that would lead Yugi to the placed that he stayed Joey was still following him.

"No!" Yugi screamed.

"Hey, what dat for what did I do?" Joey asked.

"N-no it's no-not yo-you it I-is jus-just, we-well my ho-house it a me-mess and my mo-mother would not b-be happy if I ca-came home wi-with a frie- friend," Yugi said hoping he would buy it.

"Okay Yug, whatever you say. Oh and I do plan on makin' ya loose dat stutteren habit!" he exclaimed, and then he went around his corner laughing to himself.

Yugi smiled at the simple things that made his new friends laugh. Just as he was doing so Yami came out of the puzzle.

"Ah! Yami you have to warn me or something. Do you want me to die at a young age of heart failure?" Yugi exclaimed.

"No, of course not aibou. Why do you stutter in the presents of Joey and not me?" he asked.

"I am not sure. Maybe it is because I trust you fully and I don't trust Joey?" Yugi suggested as they walked up to the house. Yugi let out the breath that he was involuntarily holding.

"What is it?" Yami asked.

"My parents aren't home which means I can eat a little before they come home and I am confined to my room," Yugi said entering his house.

"Oh I see," Yami said as he walked little Yugi gather all sorts of food and bring it to his room.

"Yami are you hungry," Yugi asked.

"No I do not require eating things. Yugi to more important issues, I will not sit in my soul room and watch your parents abuse you like that. I will stand up for you if they do it tonight," he stated forcefully.

Yugi dropped what he was eating on the floor and looked up to Yami with tears in his eyes," No Yami, you can't what if they hurt you, or take you away. No I can't loose you Yami. Please just stay in the puzzle tonight," he said grabbing the taller boy around the waist.

"Yugi ..." Yami trailed off.

"Please," Yugi pleaded.

"I do not know how much longer I can stand it. No child should have to go through this kind of thing. Especially when they did nothing wrong," Yami said rubbing Yugi's back.

"Please, just stay safe," Yugi said and before either of the two realized it Yugi was sleeping. Yami smiled. It was true that Yugi had not gotten much sleep the night before.

Yami placed him on his bed and returned to his puzzle for some sleep.

That night it happened again, this time his father was already extremely intoxicated.

"Boy, where are you?" he screamed up the stairs waking Yugi with a jump.

He stood tall and prayed that Yami would listen to him. His father burst through his door yelling things that Yugi could not comprehend. Then without warning he slapped him across the face. Just as Yugi hit the floor he gave him a swift kick to the ribs.

"Owe," Yugi cried out on pain.

"Good you little bitch take it all," his father yelled lifting him up and punching him in the stomach making Yugi bend over in pain.

"Ah you aren't worth it. Me and ya mother are going out tonight, don't you dare leave this room!" he yelled and slammed the door shut, locking it on his way out.

Yami jumped out of the puzzle and cradled Yugi's broken body in his arms.

"T-thanks," Yugi managed out before passing out.

"Why Yugi, you care about me to much," he said placing the boy on his bed and covering him with a very small blanket.

The boy noticeably shivered under the blanket. Yami frowned; he would catch pneumonia in this cold weather with the supplies that his caretakers gave him. Yami went to the door in search of more blankets only to find the damn door locked!

"What the Hell!" Yami screamed. He realized that they were stuck in there, so the only other source of heat in the room was him. He went up to the boy and pressed his chest to Yugi's back offering as much warmth as he could. He then fell asleep.

In the morning, Yami woke up because of the strange heat in the room that he felt. He looked over to see a feverish Yugi laying there next to him.

Yami jumped out of the bed and placed his hand on Yugi's forehead.

"Damn, he is burning up," he said. Just the Yugi woke up.

"Yami what are you doing I have to get ready fro school," he said.

"No, I am firm on this one. You have to stay home, you are sick from lack of heat last night after your beating," Yami said and as soon as the words left his lips he regretted it. Yugi looked very scared at his words and sat back on the bed. He then pulled his knees to his chest and started to cry.

"Come on Yugi, I am here for you. I am sorry for bring that up, come on now lets get you into bed," Yami said trying to coax the boy into the bed.

"No Yami, I will be the first to agree that I am not feeling as well as I could but I have school and missing it is out of the picture. I was in the hospital three weeks ago for something that my parents did and I missed a lot of school. I have to go now," he said.

Fine but I wish to help you right to your seat, and then I will go back to the puzzle. That is to keep a closer eye on you.

"Okay," Yugi said as Yami helped him like he had the day before. (I am lazy!)

Yami did as he said and walked Yugi right up to his seat, then when no one was looking he returned to his soul room.

School however, was another story entirely.

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Okay here is the deal I have with all of my stories. You don't review then I don't right!