As the sun set, a bright star in the sky shimmered. How does that
saying go? Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight. I wish that Yugi, Yami, Joey, Tristan, Tea, my father, and. Bakura, live in peace and happiness.
"Ryou!" came a voice from downstairs.
"Yes, father?" shouted Ryou.
"Telephone!"
Sigh. Who'd want to call me? To you I'm only a pathetic, weak human being who doesn't deserve the right of breathing. Why would anyone want to talk to such a worthless waste of life?
Ryou watched his feet slowly descend the stairs to the kitchen. He reached for the reciever. "Hello?"
"Hi," said the voice on the other side of the phone.
"Joey?"
"That's me."
Strange. he almost sounds depressed. "Why'd you call?"
"What, can I not call a good friend for no reason?"
"." Almost.
"It's Yuugi," sobbed Joey into the phone.
"What happened? Is he okay? Did-"
"He's fine. for now. The doctors say he might not make it."
"Joey, what happened?"
"Aw man, Ryou. I really screwed up this time," another sob. "We were on our way to the Game Shop when a couple of creeps stopped us. They wanted the usual; money, jewelry, and any prized posessions. One of the punks eyed Yuugi's puzzle and told him to hand it over. Of course I had to open my big mouth and tell him to go screw his ma because he'd get more from her than from us.
"The freak got mad and tried to punch me. I dodged him, but then I heard a cry of pain. I looked at Yugi and realized the punk was aiming for the little guy all along. The next thing I knew, I was being held from behind. I tried to get away, but the psycho was too strong for me. I heard another cry and I looked back at Yuugi. It was so terrible, Ryou."
There was a pause as Joey started sobbing. Ryou could only guess what must've happened to Yugi.
"Joey, did they really."
"IT'S ALL MY FAULT! IF ONLY I HAD KEPT MY BIG MOUTH SHUT AND MAYBE YUUGI WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, BEEN, BEEN-"
"It's not your fault, Joey."
"YES IT IS!"
"I'm sure either way Yuugi would've been hurt. You can't stop someone who truly wants to hurt you. I should know."
"Ryou, I'm sorry about Bakura."
"Don't worry about me. Yuugi must be in worse condition than I ever was."
"He's hurt badly. They stopped the bleeding from his. well, you know. He has two broken ribs, one broken wrist, and a sprained ankle. The doctors say his ribs were so badly broken that he can't breathe on his own until they heal. Even then he'll have to carry an inhaler everywhere he goes." There was another pause. Ryou could hear Joey take deep breaths. "Why, Ryou? Why was it Yuugi and not me?" Another sob came from the phone. "I told myself that I would always protect him. I-I guess I failed."
Joey burst into another round of uncontrollable sobs as Ryou just listened. He knew what Yugi must be feeling on the outside as well as on the inside; to be intruded unwillingly while beaten. It must be worse for Yugi though because people were watching. They were watching his pride being stripped from him as well as his clothes.
"Ryou? Are you there?" came Joey's voice as he brought Ryou back from his thoughts.
"Yeah, sorry."
"Did you hear what I said?"
"Huh? Oh, no."
"I asked if you could come over to the hospital. I'm sure Yuugi would like to see you."
"Sure. I'm on my way."
"One more thing, Ryou."
"Yes?"
"Those creeps had no right to do this to Yuugi."
"I know."
"Bakura also had no right to do what he did to you."
Click. Ryou was left standing by the wall phone as the silence engulfed him. He stood there for a couple of minutes before hanging up the phone.
Ryou walked out of the kitchen and crossed the entrance hall to the living room. "Father?"
"Yeah?" his father asked while still watching the TV. The Comets must've been playing for his father to watch so intently.
"I'm going over to the hospital. I'll be back around 9 o' clock to make dinner if you're hungry. Bye."
His father's reply was an intelligent grunt. Ryou walked back to the hallway and grabbed his coat that was laying by the door. He opened the door when he remembered to grab his keys to the house. Wouldn't want to forget these.
First star I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight. I wish that Yugi, Yami, Joey, Tristan, Tea, my father, and. Bakura, live in peace and happiness.
"Ryou!" came a voice from downstairs.
"Yes, father?" shouted Ryou.
"Telephone!"
Sigh. Who'd want to call me? To you I'm only a pathetic, weak human being who doesn't deserve the right of breathing. Why would anyone want to talk to such a worthless waste of life?
Ryou watched his feet slowly descend the stairs to the kitchen. He reached for the reciever. "Hello?"
"Hi," said the voice on the other side of the phone.
"Joey?"
"That's me."
Strange. he almost sounds depressed. "Why'd you call?"
"What, can I not call a good friend for no reason?"
"." Almost.
"It's Yuugi," sobbed Joey into the phone.
"What happened? Is he okay? Did-"
"He's fine. for now. The doctors say he might not make it."
"Joey, what happened?"
"Aw man, Ryou. I really screwed up this time," another sob. "We were on our way to the Game Shop when a couple of creeps stopped us. They wanted the usual; money, jewelry, and any prized posessions. One of the punks eyed Yuugi's puzzle and told him to hand it over. Of course I had to open my big mouth and tell him to go screw his ma because he'd get more from her than from us.
"The freak got mad and tried to punch me. I dodged him, but then I heard a cry of pain. I looked at Yugi and realized the punk was aiming for the little guy all along. The next thing I knew, I was being held from behind. I tried to get away, but the psycho was too strong for me. I heard another cry and I looked back at Yuugi. It was so terrible, Ryou."
There was a pause as Joey started sobbing. Ryou could only guess what must've happened to Yugi.
"Joey, did they really."
"IT'S ALL MY FAULT! IF ONLY I HAD KEPT MY BIG MOUTH SHUT AND MAYBE YUUGI WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, BEEN, BEEN-"
"It's not your fault, Joey."
"YES IT IS!"
"I'm sure either way Yuugi would've been hurt. You can't stop someone who truly wants to hurt you. I should know."
"Ryou, I'm sorry about Bakura."
"Don't worry about me. Yuugi must be in worse condition than I ever was."
"He's hurt badly. They stopped the bleeding from his. well, you know. He has two broken ribs, one broken wrist, and a sprained ankle. The doctors say his ribs were so badly broken that he can't breathe on his own until they heal. Even then he'll have to carry an inhaler everywhere he goes." There was another pause. Ryou could hear Joey take deep breaths. "Why, Ryou? Why was it Yuugi and not me?" Another sob came from the phone. "I told myself that I would always protect him. I-I guess I failed."
Joey burst into another round of uncontrollable sobs as Ryou just listened. He knew what Yugi must be feeling on the outside as well as on the inside; to be intruded unwillingly while beaten. It must be worse for Yugi though because people were watching. They were watching his pride being stripped from him as well as his clothes.
"Ryou? Are you there?" came Joey's voice as he brought Ryou back from his thoughts.
"Yeah, sorry."
"Did you hear what I said?"
"Huh? Oh, no."
"I asked if you could come over to the hospital. I'm sure Yuugi would like to see you."
"Sure. I'm on my way."
"One more thing, Ryou."
"Yes?"
"Those creeps had no right to do this to Yuugi."
"I know."
"Bakura also had no right to do what he did to you."
Click. Ryou was left standing by the wall phone as the silence engulfed him. He stood there for a couple of minutes before hanging up the phone.
Ryou walked out of the kitchen and crossed the entrance hall to the living room. "Father?"
"Yeah?" his father asked while still watching the TV. The Comets must've been playing for his father to watch so intently.
"I'm going over to the hospital. I'll be back around 9 o' clock to make dinner if you're hungry. Bye."
His father's reply was an intelligent grunt. Ryou walked back to the hallway and grabbed his coat that was laying by the door. He opened the door when he remembered to grab his keys to the house. Wouldn't want to forget these.