PG-13 for violence, discrimination, and other things.
Chapter Nineteen
The darkness clouded over Yugi Mouto in a chilling fear. Sure, everyone was scared of something but with the younger boy, it was the dark. Shadows gloomily consuming the world in it's own greed. If the moon's shining face was out, he was sure he wouldn't be as afraid, but it wasn't even hinting in the sky. A new moon. Luckily, Joey's house was near by. Maybe he could drive him home or something. "Hey, your that rainbow kid!" somebody suddenly shouted, catching Yugi off guard.
His stomach lurched as the person who shouted grabbed his collar. "Yo, Richard. Look."
"Your right." a rich voice replied in the darkness. Two brown eyes sparkled in the shadows before he stepped out. "I owe him a beating after what his boyfriend did to me." Yugi's eyes widened as a purple bruise covered the left side of the bully's face. Small cuts were embedded in it.
Wthout warning, a fist slashed through the air and connected with Yugi's chest. He cried out in pain while his ribs cracked. Fire shot through him with every breath. "Why are you hurting me?" Yugi cried, trying not to cry as whoever was grabbing him by his collar let go.
"Didn't I tell you before? No rainbows in my city." Richard snapped a hand across Yugi's face. "You people disgust me." Once Yugi hit the ground, about three people, including Richard, began to kick him. A rock crashed upon Richard's head suddenly, making everyone look up. Joey Wheeler stood a few feet away. His honey brown eyes glowing with fire.
"Pick on someone ya own size punks." he challenged. In his hand, a wooden bat sat ready by his side. Richard smirked, letting the other boys still hit Yugi.
"Joey! Help me!" he cried, more pain flaring through his veins. Everything was growing fuzzy and his eyes began to water more.
Another rock came down upon one of the two bullies who were beating up Yugi. "Ow! My head! Who the hell hit me?!"
His friend came up beside Richard, leaving the poor boy bleeding behind them. "I suggest you keep your nose out of our affairs." Richard glared at Joey. "Unless you wanna end up like your friend over here."
"I ain't ditchin' no one Richy. You better get yourself out of here." Joey said, not showing any emotion. Just like Kiaba.
Richard suddenly laughed. "Or what?"
"Or the cops can catch ya. I called em' on my way out here. My house is just right over there you dumbass. Now beat it!" the blond boy yelled a bit louder in a dangerous tone. His finger pointed towards a small house a few yards away.
"I don't believe you." Richard informed but instead of Joey arguing one of the bullies did.
"Uh, Richard, I don't wanna get arrested."
"Yeah," the other agreed.
Richard glared at the two comrades. "I take you a long and this is what you do?! Start cowering down like a bunch of weaklings just because of some penny-less threat from some country boy?"
"You better believe it Richy, I ain't lyin'. Hurry up, and I won't tell them anythin'." Joey suddenly spoke up.
Richard growled as two sirens began to shake the air. "Damn you!" he yelled at Joey before running off. Waiting for a few seconds, Joey made sure they were really gone before running to Yugi. He seemed in pretty bad shape.
"Thanks Joey." he coughed, tears still falling down his pale cheeks.
Joey winced himself as he helped poor Yugi up, only to have him fall. "What's wrong Yug'?"
"My ribs, they really hurt." he moaned but Joey scooped the smaller boy up. He was really light for a teenage boy.
"Alright, let me take you inside and call Yami." he replied, taking his time so he wouldn't hurt the now fragile Yugi. Stepping up the broken concrete steps, he pulled open a creaky door before flickering on the lights. The flash of illumination stung both of their eyes for a moment. "So, Yug', why did ya come over here this late at night without Yami?"
Yugi smiled through his pain as Joey set him on a comfortable couch. "I wanted to make sure you were okay."
This stung Joey. "Why me Yug'?! You just got the crap beaten out of ya!"
"We haven't seen you in a while." he said, a little lower. "Call Yami."
Joey nodded and immediately reached over the couch for his wireless phone. As he dialed the numbers, Yugi looked around. This was the first time he had ever been in Joey's house before. It was bizarre to see how untreated it was. It was mostly unclean, with a few stains on the walls. He didn't want to know what sticky substance would be on the walls that Joey wouldn't, or should he say couldn't clean, himself. It looked like he had tried though because a broom laid on the floor with some necessary cleaning items. His purple eyes fell on Joey as he said. "Yami? Yami, hey it's Joey. I'm fine, but Yug' is over here. He's hurt." The receiver suddenly had yelling radiating off of it.
"What do you mean he's hurt?!" Yugi could hear. "Joey? What happened?!"
"Hey, don't get all worked up, come on over to my house. He's here." Joey replied then blinked before turning to Yugi. "He hung up."
The younger boy would have laughed if he could have but the pain began to weigh down on him. His lids began to close. "Go ahead and sleep Yug. I'll tell Yami everythin."
"Thanks, Joey." and with that, the boy slipped into a deep slumber.
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Another chapter is done after so long. I'm sorry I couldn't load one sooner but a lot has happened. My Birthday, love problems, parents going on a cruise without me, school work, high school entries, the usual. THANK YOU FOR EVERTHING EVERYONE I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! Oh, and if you want a good story to read, here's a couple
Still Alone by YumeTakato
Sweet Dreams and Bitter Nightmares by Mae Crawford
and finally
Oni Aoi by Shen Yue!!