Kaira-chan: Since I can't think of anything for Malik and Yami Malik, since they really don't have a Hikari/Yami relationship like the other two, so, instead, I'm doing Jonouchi!!
Yami Kaira: Especially since she had more reviews asking her to do him instead of Malik and Yami Malik *Laughs at Ishtar-chan*
Ishtar-chan: GINNYPIG!
Yami Kaira and Kaira-chan: AH!!! *Shields face*
Ishtar-chan: *Laughs*
Pharaoh Yami: O_o Now that was cruel...
Ishtar-chan: I know ^-^
Kyla: Kywa-chan no own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Jonouchi lay in his bed. He looked out the window and sighed. It was overcast. So much for finding kids in the park to duel... He rolled over, so he faced the wall.
"Katsuya!" His father called drunkenly, the next room over. Jonouchi sighed, and closed his eyes, glad his little sister Shizuka didn't have to put up with this. Didn't have to live here.
Though... It might make it easier on him. Having someone to suffer with... He shook his head, no. He couldn't do that... He couldn't bring the most important person in his life to this hellhole of a life.
"Katsuya!" His father called louder.
Jonouchi didn't move. He thought it best to just ignore his father for now. To just... stay lost in his thoughts. This wasn't what his friends saw. He wouldn't let his friends see this. He didn't want them to worry. Especially not about him. They had saving the world from evil psycho maniacs to deal with. He didn't want to worry them with his problems. Besides, he was away from home more and more now.
"Katsuya Jonouchi!" He father yelled, barging into Jonouchi's room. Jonouchi closed his eyes. Maybe he could pass for being asleep. "When I call you, I expect you to answer!" Jonouchi felt his fathers grip on the back of his shirt. Felt himself being flung across the room. He hit his dressed. Hard. He winced slightly, but wouldn't cry out. He wouldn't scream. Not when his fathers boot buried itself in his stomach. Not when his father picker him out by his hair and punched him in the stomach. Jonouchi glared. "Put me down," He said icily.
His father just smirked, and punched him in the face. "Since when does the son order around the father?" He slurred.
Jonouchi closed his eyes. "Let me go. I won't hurt you, just let me go," He said.
"Was that a threat boy?" His father asked.
"No, incase you weren't listening, I said I won't hurt you. Unless you want me to take away that won't." Jonouchi said calmly. His father stayed silent for a while, then dropped Jonouchi.
"Get me a beer boy," His father said, throwing some money in Jonouchi's face. Jonouchi sat their, his eyes still closed as his father left the room. He got up a few minutes later, then walked out the door of his apartment. He walked out the door, and turned down the street. A drop of water fell on his face. He glared up at the sky. Figures.
Soon the rain came down heavily. He walked down the street, keeping his head down.
He closed his eyes, as if hoping to find peace somewhere in his beaten soul, knowing that it wasn't there. All that was there was the anger, the sadness. The bruises and the lies.
"What happened to your face Jonouchi?" Asked Yugi one day when he had come to school with a bandage over his face.
"I got it in a fight. Dammit, there were four of them and I got hit," He said angrily.
"Up against four people, and you only got hit once. Why are you so angry?" Yugi had asked.
"Because I shouldn't have gotten hit at all," He had answered.
No, he shouldn't have gotten hit. Shouldn't've let his father hit him where the world could see. Shouldn't've lied to Yugi that day. Shouldn't've done a lot of things he had done.
He touched his face, and felt the bruise begin to form. Looks like he would have to lie to little Yugi again. He hated doing it. At least Yugi was the only one who asked. Honda needn't ask. He already knew. After all, he and Jonouchi were friends since grade school. No, Honda needn't ask. Honda already knew. And Anzu, maybe she didn't care. Maybe she thought it didn't matter. But probably, she knew that Jonouchi didn't care to talk about it. Maybe she could see when he was lying, and knew not to pry.
But Yugi, he was so trusting, thinking that friends never lied. He cared about his friends, but, he just didn't know when they were lying. Or maybe he did, and just acted like he didn't. Jonouchi would probably never know.
He looked up in time to see himself pass the liquor store. He turned sharply, but his foot didn't want to spin. He fell, and brought his arms up. He felt some skin scrapping off of them, felt his ankle throbbing. He rolled over onto his back, and stared up to the sky.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE AGAINGST ME?!" He asked the heavens angrily. "WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU? WHY DO YOU TREAT ME LIKE THIS?!" Now he let the tears run freely. No one was here to watch him after all. No one was stupid enough to go out in the rain without a car. And no one in the cars would care enough to stop and ask what was the matter.
He looked at his arms. There were shallow scrapes, but the stung like hell. He sat there nursing his wounds for a while, before forcing himself up.
What kind of street punk stayed down after a little fall after all. He gingerly put pressure on his ankle. He hurt like hell, but it would hold him. He walked into the liquor store.
"Give me a 12 pack of beer," He said, slamming the money on the counter. "And a box of cigarettes too."
The man behind the counter nodded. He had gotten too many kids like these. Too many kids out getting their father beer. Too many kids who would indeed give their parents the beer, but not before taking some for themselves. The man knew all of this as he handed the beer and cigarettes to Jonouchi. The man could see the boy eyeing the beer as he handed over the change, and told the boy to have a nice day. The man saw the scrapes on the boy's arms, the bruise on the boy's face, the limp in the boy's walk, as Jonouchi left the store.
The man saw the pure soul trying to break through the boys tough exterior, just like the sun was trying to break through the clouds.
Jonouchi walked, trying to ignore the beer calling him. His father hadn't told him to get cigarettes, so why did he? Old habits perhaps.
He turned into an ally, and leaned against the wall. He opened the box of cigarettes. The man had given him Camels. Figures, stupid Egypt shit just loved to torment him, didn't it?
He stuffed one into his mouth, and grabbed a beer. He pulled his lighter out of his back pocket, but stopped as it reached his mouth.
Stopped trying to open the bottle with his free hand.
He had promised Yugi that he'd try to give up his past. That he'd try to give up the street fights, and the drinking, and the smoking.
And he had succeeded. No longer did he want those cigarettes, felt like he needed them. No longer did he get drunk on the weekends.
But it was just one cigarette. Just one beer.
"It's just one. Why won't you let me have just one more beer?" His father had asked his mother. Jonouchi and Shizuka watching T.V. Well, Shizuka was. Jonouchi was pretending. Instead he was listening to his parents.
"Please? Just one more beer?" His mother had agreed, but soon one back two, and two become four, and soon he had drank the entire 6 pack. Soon he was hitting Jonouchi's mother. Soon his mother had grabbed Shizuka and Jonouchi, and was dragging them out of the house.
Jonouchi looked at the open beer in his hand, the unlit cigarette in his mouth. No, he wouldn't have just one. He wouldn't become his father. He spit out the cigarette, poured out the alcohol. He didn't need this shit. He had his friends, and he knew they would always be there for him. He picked up the case of beer, and headed home, throwing the box of Camels into the trash.
As he headed home, the rain stopped, and the sun began to leak through the clouds. He smiled, knowing that that had to be some sort of sign.
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Kaira-chan: There's Jonouchi's chapter ^-^ I hope you liked. Bah, I know, it's not that good, I hope the next chapter will be better .
Yami Kaira: It's not all that terrible...
Kyla: Nope nope, it's not.
Pharaoh Yami: Yeah, it's pretty good...
Kaira-chan: *Looks at readers* So you all decide to review after a second chapter is added? Figures . Lol. Neways, I hope you liked this chapter too.
Pharaoh Yami: Please Read And Review...or else *Glares*
Kaira-chan: And don't forget to say you who want in the rain next. ^-^ And I won't continue unless I get reviews.
~~~~~~~REVIEW REPLIES~~~~~~
Yes, I actually got enough Reviews that this story also has Review Replies ^-^ Yay!
Yami Mikan and Her Other Souls: **To Ch. 1**
Lol, not much to comment on. Yeah, I'm continuing it, at least this far. Thank you for being the first to ask me to continue though ^-^
Misura: **To Ch. 1**
I'm glad you like it ^-^ I love flashbacks ^-^
Oneesan no Miroku Houshi:
I read your fics ^-^ Hurrah for me, right? Lol, yeah, some good stories don't have to many reviews, but I love reviews so =P lol. Hope you keep reading.
S.A: **To Ch. 1**
Yeah, after I added the second chapter, I thought I got rid of the One-shot thingy, but I don't think it worked . Lol. Yay! People know who I am ^-^ Lol, they should, I'm in enough storied by other authors ^-^;;; lol.
S.A:
I don't know who the woman is. She's just someone who looked like an older Amane. You know when you see people who look like someone you know, but they aren't? Lol ^-^ I'm glad no one knows about Amane. At least I'm not the only one...but I want to know about Amane T-T
Yugi-Redwall-Fan:
I'm glad you want it continued ^-^ And here's Jonouchi in the rain for you ^-^
Alex:
Lol, I guess it could be a little disturbing, but he really does care about Bakura *Nods* It's true ^-^ lol, he might not always show it, but oh well ^-^;;;
Bakura Ishtar:
Hylo Ishtar-chan. About time you decided to review *Glares* Some friend you are. Lol, j/p. Full of sugar, huh? *Glares at YM and Hao* Stop giving her sugar you morons! *Hits them both over the head*
GIR's Cupcake:
Really? You really think this is good? Seriously? Thank you ^____^ *Crying tears of joy* I'm loved ^-^
Bina:
I will ^-^
Misura:
Yay! I actually wrote realistically! hehe ^-^;;; And here's Jonouchi for you ^-^ Yay! My writting is enjoyable ^-^ Hurrah! Lol.