Darkness' Folly
By: rox
Disclaimer: Blahblahblah, don't own 'em, blahblahblah, no money, blahblahblah, don't sue me!
rox: Okay people, I would like to introduce you to my Yami, Suicune. I got her from my Millennium dagger.
Suicune: Hello.
rox :Okay, today...Yugi will be answering the reviewers!
Yugi: Hello!
To A.K.A. Talentless: We're glad you liked it, and yes, old habits die- hard...*sigh* Oh...Raven told me to tell you that he hates you and that...what was it? Oh ya, your INSAIN! *shrugs* Whatever....
To DJ: Thanks! ^_^ Yup, the girls walking in was strange. (rox: ^^' well...)
To Adrienne-Lillian: Yes...I would be to...
To Queen Ali B: Yes, I must live! Yes! You hear that rox? (rox: so, why do I care what the dead chipmunk wants?)
To Daughter of Death: Um...here?
To angelical nightmare: Yea, Yami is a little out of character...I'm glad you like it!
To KaTyA: That's what happens when rox reads your fic right before writing up a chapter...Thanks for the complement!
To Allenby: I'm glad we have faithful reviewers like you! I also get tired of Yami always being the hero. What about me?
To Rutu: Like I said, fics have similar points when the authoress reads a really good fic right before she types! AFE is also one or rox's fave fics.
Yugi: Okay, that's all!
rox: Also, sorry for taking so long to update...um...oops?
Suicune: We would also like to thank DJ for his ideas. Thank-you. Now...onto the fic!
~*~Chapter 6: Past Memories~*~
At the hospital, Tea and the others were just waking up. Tristan found the letter and read it to them. "Man! Why didn't they wake me up?! I wanted a piece of Yami too!" he exclaimed angrily.
"Tristan, Shut-up!" Ryou shushed him, explaining that the noise might wake up Yugi as well as call the doctors and nurses to kick them out. Tristan quickly shut up. Tea looked at Yugi, sadness and pain etched on her face. She really couldn't stand seeing her love like this.
"Thank God that Seto found you, Yugi. It would have killed me to see you dead." she whispered to him in his ear.
Mokuba, who had been watching her walked up to her. "Don't worry Tea, I'm sure he'll be okay."
"I hope so Mokuba, I hope so..."
~*~
Seto, Joey and Bakura were driving back to the hospital, feeling a lot better after yelling at Yami, Seto was wearing a very smug smile. 'I can't wait until Yami reads that, now he'll see just what he's done. I would have loved to kill him, but I'm not sure Yugi would want that. Speaking of Yugi, I wonder how he is.'
"Hey Kaiba, do ya think Yugi's gonna be okay? I'm really worried about him." Joey asked suddenly, as if reading the young CEO's thoughts.
"Me too. Why didn't you let me kill Yami?" Bakura demanded.
"Yugi probably wouldn't have liked that, being as compassionate as he is. I really don't want to risk getting him angry at us, especially in his current stage. I think it would probably be best for Yugi to stay at my house, what do you think?"
"I think it's a good idea Kaiba! This will show Yami that we won't just let him start abusing Yugi again!" Joey agreed. 'I'm sorry Yug. I feel so bad that I didn't notice. You can't die on me, Yug. Man, with what happened last month I should have know something was wrong.'
~*~Flashback~*~
"Hey Yug! What's up?" Joey asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing Joey." Yugi responded quietly.
"Cool. Hey, do ya want to hang out with me at the arcade?"
"Sure Joey."
"Great! Let's go find Ryou, Tea, Tristan and Yami. They're all coming to!"
"Tea, Ryou and Yami are coming?" Yugi asked, paling noticeably.
"Yea. What's wrong Yug?"
"Nothing, look, I forgot about something at home. I gotta go, bye joey!" Yugi said before running off.
"What's up with him?" Tea asked, walking up behind Joey.
"Don't know. We should go after him." Joey replied.
"No." Yami said.
"Why?"
"He obviously didn't want to hang out with us. He left when he heard Tea and Ryou, right?"
"Well, yea, but..."
"Let's just go."
"Okay." Joey sighted, glancing back at Yugi's quickly retreating form.
~*~End Flashback~*~
'I hope Yugi isn't mad at us.' Joey thought.
Bakura was having similar thoughts, as he also remembered a meeting with the small teen. It had happened the day after Yugi had saved him and Ryou.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Yugi, Hey!" Ryou yelled, seeing his friend.
"Yugi, you saved me, Why? I can understand Ryou, but, me? I tried to kill you before." Bakura asked, confused.
"Well, it was because I knew that you didn't deserve that. It was wrong and I had to stop Yami."
"I say Yugi, that was bloody brilliant! I thought we dead for sure! Thanks a bunch!" Ryou exclaimed happily.
"It was nothing. I need to go though." Yugi replied enviously.
"What's wrong runt?" Bakura asked.
"N-n-nothing..." Yugi muttered as Yami approached.
"Bakura, Ryou. I wanted to assure you both that I will never hurt you again, and I hope all can be well between us." He then turned to Yugi "Lets go home now Yugi."
"Okay" Yugi whimpered, and then the two walked off.
~*~End Flashback~*~
'I am such an idiot! I wish I had realized this earlier.' Bakura thought sadly.
"Could both of you please snap out of it? I know you both feel guilty about what happened but really...what's done is done. We can help Yugi now, but not if we continue to live in the past. I feel guilty, but that doesn't help Yugi. He would be upset if he found out that you were blaming yourself for this. I think Yugi might be mad at me for hitting Yami with his journal, but Yami needs to get his head back into the reality of what he did to light. I think I gave Yami a black eye when I chucked that journal at Yami. Either way, I'm glad that this trip is over." Seto finished, looking out the window at the sky as rain began to fall.
~*~
Yami was sitting on the couch, reading Yugi's journal. He was now beginning to realize how the beatings felt when you were getting them, not giving them. He stared at a new page, and noticed it was the day Yugi had saved Ryou and Bakura.
~*~
May 24th
-Today started out like any other, but soon became one of the worst days of my life. In the early afternoon, about 2PM, I noticed Yami was gone. I ran over and saw him about to kill Ryan and Bakura. I grabbed him and we fought until Yami and Bakura were gone. I made him swear not to hurt them again, and he did. And then he said nine words that chilled me, "But then again, I never said anything about you!" He pulled me up by my hair and slapped me when I cried in pain. He kneed me in the stomach. I gasped and then he dropped me and twisted my arm, then leg, almost breaking them. He then slashed me across my chest. I won't get into what else he did, but I am now terrified. He is no longer the Yami that helped me during the duelist kingdom, or the one who I tried to help regain his memory. He is no longer my friend and protector. He is now a fiend and the one I need to be protected from. Now I am forbidden to talk to Ryan or Bakura. If I talk, I don't want to think about it.
Until next time
-Yugi Moto
~*~
Yami felt tears in his eyes. `Yugi, what have I done to you?' He thought back to several nights ago. Yugi looked different. He was skinny because he was eating less. He definitely smiled less, but it was his eyes that made him look so different. They were empty and hollow, and Yami had felt chilled looking at them, so he slapped him. Yami now felt deep regret for how he had treated Yugi. He sighed, turned some pages, and continued reading.
~*~
May 31st
I HATE YAMI! Just because Tea broke up with him doesn't mean he has to hurt me. My arm is broken and my leg is hurt badly. The back of my neck is bleeding. If Yami intends to break me, he'll succeed. I can't last must longer. Oh, and now I can't talk to Tea. I hate this, how he is controlling my life. Oh well, I'm to weak to do anything about it.
-Moto
~*~
Yami sighed as he continued Yugi's hateful words. Tears were falling down his face freely as he read the last entry.
~*~
July 16th
This is it. I can't last much longer. There is a storm raging outside. Raging like my emotion. My life is over. Grandpa is gone on a trip, I can't talk to any of my friends, and Yami hates me. I've hidden a knife in an old tree. I hope that everyone will be happy. They sure don't seem to care now. Good-bye my journal, you are my only friend. Yami if you are reading this, I hope you're happy. You pushed me to this. Good-bye.
-Yugi
~*~*~
rox: Okay, chapter done! Yea! Again, sorry for the wait.
Yugi: O.O Man, Yami was really mean to me...
Yami: Abiou, I would never do anything like that!
Yugi: Are you sure?
Yami: Of course!
Yugi: ^_^ Good.
Seto: Please review!
By: rox
Disclaimer: Blahblahblah, don't own 'em, blahblahblah, no money, blahblahblah, don't sue me!
rox: Okay people, I would like to introduce you to my Yami, Suicune. I got her from my Millennium dagger.
Suicune: Hello.
rox :Okay, today...Yugi will be answering the reviewers!
Yugi: Hello!
To A.K.A. Talentless: We're glad you liked it, and yes, old habits die- hard...*sigh* Oh...Raven told me to tell you that he hates you and that...what was it? Oh ya, your INSAIN! *shrugs* Whatever....
To DJ: Thanks! ^_^ Yup, the girls walking in was strange. (rox: ^^' well...)
To Adrienne-Lillian: Yes...I would be to...
To Queen Ali B: Yes, I must live! Yes! You hear that rox? (rox: so, why do I care what the dead chipmunk wants?)
To Daughter of Death: Um...here?
To angelical nightmare: Yea, Yami is a little out of character...I'm glad you like it!
To KaTyA: That's what happens when rox reads your fic right before writing up a chapter...Thanks for the complement!
To Allenby: I'm glad we have faithful reviewers like you! I also get tired of Yami always being the hero. What about me?
To Rutu: Like I said, fics have similar points when the authoress reads a really good fic right before she types! AFE is also one or rox's fave fics.
Yugi: Okay, that's all!
rox: Also, sorry for taking so long to update...um...oops?
Suicune: We would also like to thank DJ for his ideas. Thank-you. Now...onto the fic!
~*~Chapter 6: Past Memories~*~
At the hospital, Tea and the others were just waking up. Tristan found the letter and read it to them. "Man! Why didn't they wake me up?! I wanted a piece of Yami too!" he exclaimed angrily.
"Tristan, Shut-up!" Ryou shushed him, explaining that the noise might wake up Yugi as well as call the doctors and nurses to kick them out. Tristan quickly shut up. Tea looked at Yugi, sadness and pain etched on her face. She really couldn't stand seeing her love like this.
"Thank God that Seto found you, Yugi. It would have killed me to see you dead." she whispered to him in his ear.
Mokuba, who had been watching her walked up to her. "Don't worry Tea, I'm sure he'll be okay."
"I hope so Mokuba, I hope so..."
~*~
Seto, Joey and Bakura were driving back to the hospital, feeling a lot better after yelling at Yami, Seto was wearing a very smug smile. 'I can't wait until Yami reads that, now he'll see just what he's done. I would have loved to kill him, but I'm not sure Yugi would want that. Speaking of Yugi, I wonder how he is.'
"Hey Kaiba, do ya think Yugi's gonna be okay? I'm really worried about him." Joey asked suddenly, as if reading the young CEO's thoughts.
"Me too. Why didn't you let me kill Yami?" Bakura demanded.
"Yugi probably wouldn't have liked that, being as compassionate as he is. I really don't want to risk getting him angry at us, especially in his current stage. I think it would probably be best for Yugi to stay at my house, what do you think?"
"I think it's a good idea Kaiba! This will show Yami that we won't just let him start abusing Yugi again!" Joey agreed. 'I'm sorry Yug. I feel so bad that I didn't notice. You can't die on me, Yug. Man, with what happened last month I should have know something was wrong.'
~*~Flashback~*~
"Hey Yug! What's up?" Joey asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing Joey." Yugi responded quietly.
"Cool. Hey, do ya want to hang out with me at the arcade?"
"Sure Joey."
"Great! Let's go find Ryou, Tea, Tristan and Yami. They're all coming to!"
"Tea, Ryou and Yami are coming?" Yugi asked, paling noticeably.
"Yea. What's wrong Yug?"
"Nothing, look, I forgot about something at home. I gotta go, bye joey!" Yugi said before running off.
"What's up with him?" Tea asked, walking up behind Joey.
"Don't know. We should go after him." Joey replied.
"No." Yami said.
"Why?"
"He obviously didn't want to hang out with us. He left when he heard Tea and Ryou, right?"
"Well, yea, but..."
"Let's just go."
"Okay." Joey sighted, glancing back at Yugi's quickly retreating form.
~*~End Flashback~*~
'I hope Yugi isn't mad at us.' Joey thought.
Bakura was having similar thoughts, as he also remembered a meeting with the small teen. It had happened the day after Yugi had saved him and Ryou.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Yugi, Hey!" Ryou yelled, seeing his friend.
"Yugi, you saved me, Why? I can understand Ryou, but, me? I tried to kill you before." Bakura asked, confused.
"Well, it was because I knew that you didn't deserve that. It was wrong and I had to stop Yami."
"I say Yugi, that was bloody brilliant! I thought we dead for sure! Thanks a bunch!" Ryou exclaimed happily.
"It was nothing. I need to go though." Yugi replied enviously.
"What's wrong runt?" Bakura asked.
"N-n-nothing..." Yugi muttered as Yami approached.
"Bakura, Ryou. I wanted to assure you both that I will never hurt you again, and I hope all can be well between us." He then turned to Yugi "Lets go home now Yugi."
"Okay" Yugi whimpered, and then the two walked off.
~*~End Flashback~*~
'I am such an idiot! I wish I had realized this earlier.' Bakura thought sadly.
"Could both of you please snap out of it? I know you both feel guilty about what happened but really...what's done is done. We can help Yugi now, but not if we continue to live in the past. I feel guilty, but that doesn't help Yugi. He would be upset if he found out that you were blaming yourself for this. I think Yugi might be mad at me for hitting Yami with his journal, but Yami needs to get his head back into the reality of what he did to light. I think I gave Yami a black eye when I chucked that journal at Yami. Either way, I'm glad that this trip is over." Seto finished, looking out the window at the sky as rain began to fall.
~*~
Yami was sitting on the couch, reading Yugi's journal. He was now beginning to realize how the beatings felt when you were getting them, not giving them. He stared at a new page, and noticed it was the day Yugi had saved Ryou and Bakura.
~*~
May 24th
-Today started out like any other, but soon became one of the worst days of my life. In the early afternoon, about 2PM, I noticed Yami was gone. I ran over and saw him about to kill Ryan and Bakura. I grabbed him and we fought until Yami and Bakura were gone. I made him swear not to hurt them again, and he did. And then he said nine words that chilled me, "But then again, I never said anything about you!" He pulled me up by my hair and slapped me when I cried in pain. He kneed me in the stomach. I gasped and then he dropped me and twisted my arm, then leg, almost breaking them. He then slashed me across my chest. I won't get into what else he did, but I am now terrified. He is no longer the Yami that helped me during the duelist kingdom, or the one who I tried to help regain his memory. He is no longer my friend and protector. He is now a fiend and the one I need to be protected from. Now I am forbidden to talk to Ryan or Bakura. If I talk, I don't want to think about it.
Until next time
-Yugi Moto
~*~
Yami felt tears in his eyes. `Yugi, what have I done to you?' He thought back to several nights ago. Yugi looked different. He was skinny because he was eating less. He definitely smiled less, but it was his eyes that made him look so different. They were empty and hollow, and Yami had felt chilled looking at them, so he slapped him. Yami now felt deep regret for how he had treated Yugi. He sighed, turned some pages, and continued reading.
~*~
May 31st
I HATE YAMI! Just because Tea broke up with him doesn't mean he has to hurt me. My arm is broken and my leg is hurt badly. The back of my neck is bleeding. If Yami intends to break me, he'll succeed. I can't last must longer. Oh, and now I can't talk to Tea. I hate this, how he is controlling my life. Oh well, I'm to weak to do anything about it.
-Moto
~*~
Yami sighed as he continued Yugi's hateful words. Tears were falling down his face freely as he read the last entry.
~*~
July 16th
This is it. I can't last much longer. There is a storm raging outside. Raging like my emotion. My life is over. Grandpa is gone on a trip, I can't talk to any of my friends, and Yami hates me. I've hidden a knife in an old tree. I hope that everyone will be happy. They sure don't seem to care now. Good-bye my journal, you are my only friend. Yami if you are reading this, I hope you're happy. You pushed me to this. Good-bye.
-Yugi
~*~*~
rox: Okay, chapter done! Yea! Again, sorry for the wait.
Yugi: O.O Man, Yami was really mean to me...
Yami: Abiou, I would never do anything like that!
Yugi: Are you sure?
Yami: Of course!
Yugi: ^_^ Good.
Seto: Please review!