Will the pain ever go away?

Disclaimer: You know, when I guy Yu-Gi-Oh I am going to tell everyone that this 'disclaimer' thing isn't necessary!

Notes: Wow, thirty chapters!!!! I am so happy!!!!! It has been like a month and a week since I started this fic, and yet I have over two-hundred and fifty reviews!!!! Here are the answers to some of your questions!

Sci fi fan: it's the thought that counts, I love all reviews. (My God I am starting to sound like some sort of nature lover, "I love all of God's creatures.")

Zheryta: well I love to write, so this is like having fun for me. I love to up-date and think up new ideas!

Krys-chan: I reviewed one of your stories, also the only reason my teacher knew it was me was because my pen name, is my name. Not that hard to figure out.

BluLightning: I will try to make this story longer, and I will try to bring the Dark Magician out more, he is my favorite monster, in my story.

Zoe Moto: It's coming, which is if you are good and wait.

Wishful Thinker: It is hard to read all on one night, I hope you enjoy the rest of the chapters. Review to tell me if you did!

Meroko: Never skipping a beat hey? Interesting, I like your review, but hey, don't drink my whole story up!!! I still need a bit of it to look back on and get good ideas!!!! I am so glad I have loyal fans like you to review to my chapters!

Empress Sarah-sama: You don't scare me, well not a lot of things do, but you don't. You can hug Yugi as long as you want, that is until Yami comes to save him. And I will eventually, let him off the hook for a while and pick on one of my other characters!

Millenia Star: I am glad you like it; you are so enthusiastic about it!

Truefan: Wok, very interesting, yes very. It's cute how you said, "Macho Yak." By the way, I don't think the madness WILL ever cease, sorry. As for your spelling, I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up. LOL no I am kidding you, I hate spelling, and I get like seventies on my spelling tests. Yugi's a special kid, that's how he could tell who it was even though he was unconscious. He could tell if it was Yami because of their link so if that helps, maybe he was like that because he knew it wasn't Yami. And Yami was almost crying at the end because of all the horrible things that happened to Yugi when he was little and because it had been that was for almost six years.

Tiger of the Fire: Glad you like it!

Miranda Ichijouji: it's good to know that you have faith in me. I am glad that you like it so much.

Anyway, there are all the answers that I could provide to you. I hope it helped somewhat. Now on to the next chapter:

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"Why didn't you tell me?" Yami asked.

"I couldn't it hurt tot think about it, it hurt so much," Yugi said crying. Seto, Joey, and Ryunosuke just sat there and watched the two.

Yami wanted to hold him, but he couldn't pick him up. It would help circulate the venom that he hadn't gotten out. Instead he lay down next to him, he let Yugi cry into his shoulder, and he knew that it hurt Yugi to show him his memories, be he was glad he did.

"Yugi, they are gone, I banished their souls to the shadow realm, and they can't hurt you anymore," Yami told him, he felt Yugi nod but the cries didn't cease. They stayed in that position until Yugi had fallen asleep, then Yami got up and sat near the fire.

"Are you okay your highness?" Ryunosuke asked.

Yami shook his head,"I should have been there for him," he stated simply.

"Yami, ya can't be der every time something happens to him" Joey said, "Ya did what ya could, when ya got there."

"I might have been too late, I didn't want to say anything while Yugi was awake, and I didn't want to frighten him. I only got as much venom as I could; I know I didn't get it all. He could die!" Yami said, he was crying, he had been sting while Yugi was awake but he couldn't hold it in now.

"Yami, Yugi had lived through everything so far, he will be okay when this is all over, you did what you could," Seto said.

"He is right your highness," Ryunosuke said, he was unsure if he should talk.

"I don't need your advice Ryunosuke, I don't even trust you, I would have gotten rid of you if it hadn't been for Yugi trying to stop me," Yami said.

"But sir," he started.

"No, don't talk," Yami said. Ryunosuke was quiet immediately. He bent down in a respectful position and just stood there. "I am sorry if I have wronged you Prince Yami," he whispered.

"Out of my sight," Yami said sternly, he didn't have time to play pharaoh with this guy. Anyway, there was something about him that bothered him, he had a bad aura.

"Yami, is there something wrong, I know you aren't yourself right now," Seto said.

"Nothing to worry about Seto, just deep in thought, we should all get a good nights rest," Yami said, then he got up and went to bed next to," Yami said, then he got up and went to bed next to Yugi, he didn't say a word to anyone as he did. As soon as his head hit the floor he was asleep.

Ryunosuke was the first to wake up the next day. He had felt like he had been shunned by his pharaoh, he needed to redeem himself. He went out to collect food for breakfast. Not before he wrote a note to Yami, stating where he had gone and how long it would take. He set the note down next him his sleeping form and left.

Yami was the next to wake; he was startled to find a note by his bed. He looked over to Yugi to make sure he hadn't run off again. He was glad that he hadn't.

He read the note:

Dear Pharaoh Yami,

I am sorry about last night and to redeem myself by collecting food for your breakfast. To advise you in something, that boy that you care much for, he seems a bit weak, I think you should cut him out of your life. A strong Pharaoh had strong friends. Just some advice, and again I am expressing my extreme sorrow in upsetting you last night.

Sincerely, Ryunosuke

Yami crumbled up the note, how dare he tell him who he could and couldn't hang out with. When he got back he would get a tong lashing from his 'pharaoh'. Yami sat down and worked the fire back up, maybe Ryunosuke would bring a sort of meat back and they could cook it.

Yami looked over to Yugi; he looked pained in his sleep, like a nightmare or something. He was glad that Yugi wasn't feverish or he might be suffering from the poison. He looked like he had gotten most of it out. He smiled at that, at least one that has gone right for that kid.

All of a sudden Ryunosuke came out of the bushes, as soon as Yami saw his face a look of pure rage crossed his features.

"You, how dare you say such a thing about my aibou! Are you not the one who picked him for me in the first place?" Yami screamed, he was so mad right now. All his screaming woke the others, ever Yugi.

"And another thing, Yugi is the most caring individual that I have ever met, you are never to speak of him the same way again," Yami continued to scream, that is until he heard Yugi whimper. Obviously screamed was bring back old memories.

Yami shot Ryunosuke one more dangerous glare before walking calmly over to Yugi and placing his hands on the small boys shaking shoulders.

"There gone, just remember that," Yami whispered.

Ryunosuke had just been standing there. He seriously had thought he picked the wrong person for his pharaoh but he guessed that Yami liked him. Then a thought struck him, how dare he yell at him, after he apologized and collected breakfast like that.

"My Pharaoh, I am sure you will mind me saying this, so I am not going to even ask for permission to speak out," he started Yami's head shot up at the sound of his voice. "I have tried to gain your attention and gain your trust and yet I am ignored and shunned. Now this little pathetic boy has your trust and you love and I have nothing!" Ryunosuke yelled.

Yami placed Yugi behind him, "How dare you, apologize to Yugi this instant, he is the bravest little boy you till ever meet. He saved you for some unknown reason," Yami was going to go on but Yugi stopped him.

"Please Yami, just let it go, I just don't want any more yelling to go on here," Yugi said, Yami could tell that Yugi was upset so he decided to drop it. He turned him back on Ryunosuke to tell him that the argument was over.

All of a sudden what Ryunosuke said to Yami was sinking in to him. His head bowed and he fell to his knees. "My pharaoh, I am sorry, I do not know what has gotten into me," he whispered.

Yami looked as is he was going to start yelling at him again but Yugi stopped him. "I forgive you and so should Yami," he said trying to avoid another argument. He successfully did.

"We should get going now, maybe we can find another plane and get going, though I don't know how we are going to get home," Seto said.

"The machine is back there," Ryunosuke said, his head still bowed, he was unworthy to raise it to the pharaoh and all of his friends.

They ate in silence and then Yugi called out the Curse of Dragon. At first it tried to knock Ryunosuke off of it but with some gentle coaxing from Yugi he calmed down.

They took off, Yami could tell that Yugi was going slower then he could have, he didn't want to go back obviously.

"It's okay aibou, I will protect you," Yami whispered to him. Yugi went a little faster after he heard this.

They got there quickly, with Yami giving him comforting words and his will to get out of this world.

They entered very carefully trying to be quite. As hard as Yugi tried he got scared when he heard a sound and turned around. When he did that he knocked over a glass that was there. As it hit the ground it smashed into little pieces.

"You stupid boy, look what you have done," Ryunosuke screamed at him. He then raised a hand to Yugi, ready to hit him. Yugi recoiled to a little ball, scared half to death. Yami seeing this got scared that Ryunosuke was going to hit him.

Yami, without thinking, jumped onto him knocking them both back. Yami landed on top and started to hit him without faltering. Yugi uncoiled and saw what Yami was doing, he jumped up.

"Yami stop it right now," he screamed, the shock that Yugi would yell at him made him fall off Ryunosuke.

"Yugi, what did I do to upset you," Yami said, and then it hit him, it was just like the first time he was beaten, he broke something and then the beating started. It must have upset Yugi a lot to see it happening all over again in front of him.

"Yugi I am so sorry," Yami said kneeling and holding out his hands, Yugi smiled, showing that he forgave him, and ran into his open arms.

"I love you big brother," Yugi said.

"And I you, little brother," Yami replied.

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