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Hauntings of the Past Chapter 1 Ten years ago, Domino City.

Five year old Yugi Muto hid under his bed, clutching his favorite teddy bear. His parents were at it again. Arguing, fighting and to no surprise, his father was being violent. For about a year or so they've been arguing about every. Six months ago it started to get worse; his father would come home drunk, almost every night he would get even more drunk at home.

Yugi knew too well how drunk his father could get. He often got punished if there wasn't any alcohol in the house. Yugi jumped slightly when he heard the front door slam. He knew what had happened. His mother left. 'She'll be back' he thought to himself. 'She always comes back.'

He pressed his ear to the floor and heard his father moving around in the room below him. He knew in a few minutes he'd be yelled at and then beaten. Yugi sighed; his parents were so predictable sometimes. He wished he had gotten off the school bus at his Grandpa's shop. Grandpa was always nice to him.

"Get down here, boy!" That's all his father ever called him. Boy. Never names like, Son, or Yugi or names like that, names his mother always called him. Yugi didn't move he stayed under the bed clutching his bear.

"Boy! Get your ass down here now!" Yugi ignored the voice. He knew that the longer it took his father to find him, the more pain he'd suffer. He heard his father coming up the stairs. Yugi was glad he was hiding in a different spot this time. His father had become aware that Yugi used to hide in the bathtub with the shower curtains drawn around him. Yugi prayed that his father wouldn't find him. He heard his father open the shower curtains and curse.

Yugi buried his mouth in the belly of his teddy bear, to keep him from whining to loudly. He saw his father's feet enter the room, walk to the closet then leave. Yugi was grateful that the bed was to low to the ground. He'd wait there till his mother returned.

Yugi wasn't aware of how much time had passed. He didn't care. His eyes started to get heavy. Yugi yawned and tried to stay awake, hoping his mother would be home soon. Yugi presses his ear to the floor again. The floor beneath him was quite. 'Daddy could be asleep.' Yugi thought to himself. Just then he heard someone come into the room. He squeezed the bear tight as fear flooded him.

The person knelt down in front of the bed and peered under. "Hey, sweetheart!" Yugi's mother reached under the bed and pulled Yugi out.

"Hi, Mommy." Yugi said grinning. "Are we leaving now?"

"Yeah, baby, we're leaving now." She grabbed his hand and headed out of the house. "I've found a place for us to stay temporarily."

"Where? What about our stuff?" Yugi asked.

His mother laughed. "It's a surprise, and don't worry about your things. I'll get them later."

Yugi held his mother's hand and allowed her to lead him to his grandfather's game shop. "We're staying with Grandpa?" Yugi blurted.

"Yes, my little Yugi. Your grandpa's allowing us to stay with him until we can find a place of our own, away from your father."