Will the pain ever go away?

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh

Notes: I went to the doctor today; they gave me a shot and took some of my blood! I am all set for Basketball with a physical now!!! Another announcement, I can't update on Sunday or Monday, Hunting season is starting, so I will be away. I know it is cruel in most people's eyes, but in my family, it is a way of life. Fanfiction.net isn't working right now for me anyway so you might not even have to worry about that and we can cross that bridge when we come to it.

The story is drawing to an end. *Pulls out a box of tissues* Thank you for all your support throughout the story and I hope you will be glad to here that I am already starting another Yu-Gi-Oh fic.

Here is one of the last Chapters to my story, will the pain ever go away. Meroko, you better put this one in storage:

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Seto opened the door to the play room, memories came flooding back to him, when he and Mokuba had to be there everyday. He could only imagine what it had done to Mokuba to see this room again.

He looked in, there was three people in there, Mokuba, a elderly lady, and a little boy a bit younger then Yugi.

When Mokuba saw his older brother he ran and jumped into his arms. Everyone circled them and was glad for the two brothers. Yugi, however, stayed off to the side, watched the little boy. He sat in the corner of the room; he didn't touch any toys that were next to him. He felt something wrong with him; he felt a lot of sorrow for him.

"He is a sad case he is, he was brought here after a very sever beating from his parents. He was abused since he was little and ever since he came here he kept to himself, he hardly ate, and he sleep very little. We are very worried for him," the lady next to Yugi said.

"Would you mind if I talked to him," Yugi asked, his eyes not moving from the boy.

"No, I am just warning you, he is a hard case," she said and left to go and clean something up. Yugi slowly approached the boy, he knew his pain, and he knew what it felt like to wake up every morning and wished it was your last just so you didn't get beaten.

"Hello," he said softly.

The boy looked up at him, but he didn't say anything. "I know what happened to you, I want you to know that I have been though the same thing. I know it hurts to think about it, but I know that eventually you forgive them and get on with life," Yugi said, the boy looked shocked, how did this boy know what it was like, had he really been though this?

"I forgive them," he said softly.

Yugi smiled, at least he was starting to talk, and that was a good sign.

"My name is Yugi; over there is my friends and my older brother Yami. What's your name?" Yugi asked.

"T-Thomas," the boy stuttered.

"I use to stutter just like that, it will go away with time. Do you want to talk to me, I understand that you feel like nothing or no one will ever be able to make you feel better, but please give me a try. Bottling up your feelings aren't good for you, I know, I have been sick for it," Yugi said.

"I d-don't un-understand w-why they d-did it," Thomas stuttered.

"Parents have been known to do it for many reasons, I know my parents did it for there own sick pleasure, maybe your parents were having problems in their marriage," Yugi said.

"M-mama was a-always talking a-about g-going away f-from dad-daddy, be- before she w-would hit m-me," He said, he had tears in his little eyes.

"Oh Thomas, it's okay now, they can't hurt you here," Yugi said letting the little boy cry on his shoulder.

Over by Seto and company, Mokuba was telling everyone about how he bit the man that took him from his home. Seto laughed, Mokuba was a smart little kid.

Yami looked over to see how Yugi was when eh saw that Yugi was over in the corner talking to a little boy. All of a sudden the little boy started to cry and Yugi held him. Yami smiled, it reminded him of how he used to comfort Yugi when he was upset.

"Your little brother has a way with children," the old lady told Yami.

"He serenely does," Yami said.

"I just want you to know, that after the day is over you have to think about good things. The lady told me that you haven't been eating and sleeping well? I think you should start doing that, it is dangerous for you, you are a growing boy. I think it's too late for me but I think you can still grow a little," Yugi said with a smile, the boy laughed a little.

"Also I want you to stop worrying the nice ladies here; they just want to help you. They are very worried about you since you don't talk to them. Trust me, talking will always help you," Yugi said.

All of a sudden a man burst into the room, they could see flames in the background.

"What is going on John?" the lady asked.

"I don't know Claire, the whole place is up in flames, we have to get out of here," he said.

They all ran out, when they got outside they took role call. All of a sudden Yugi heard Claire scream.

"What's wrong miss?" he asked.

"It's little Thomas, he isn't here, he must still be inside," she told Yugi.

"Oh no," Yugi said, he ran to a bucket of water and dumped it over him. Claire knew what he was going to top and ran to stop him. She was to slow though he ran back into the flaming building, in search of Thomas.

Claire didn't know what to do, she ran over top Yami, "Sir, you little brother just ran back into the building to retrieve one of the children," she said.

"Yugi, no," Yami said, he went too got into the building but it flamed up to high and he couldn't get in.

Inside the building Yugi was having a hard time finding Thomas.

"Thomas, it's Yugi, come on say something," Yugi called out, then a fit of coughs came upon him.

"Yugi," came a weak voice from the next room.

Yugi burst into the room; he saw Thomas curled up in the corner. Yugi ran to him, he turned him over, Thomas was unconscious.

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Okay, here is another chapter, don't be mad at all the things I got to do! And please, review!!!