Loving You

Chapter Twenty


The cold air felt good against Yami's now sweaty brow. He had ran the whole way to Joey's house, and only having a few steps to go, he slowed his pace. It wouldn't be wise to just barge into his friend's house even if it was an emergency. His heart was still pounding in his ear as he rang the doorbell. Yami could barely stand the two seconds it took to get him inside but he remained calm. Calmness was a good thing, and even though his worries of Yugi consumed his whole mind he choked it into his actions.


"Where is Yugi?" Yami asked Joey.


"Over there, he's in pretty bad shape." the blond teenager replied, showing Yugi to Yami. "He passed out about a minute ago."


Relief took a while to flood through Yami but touching Yugi's hand made everything better. His soft skin still warm, and his angelic sleeping look was perfect. He did look like he was in pain though. "Joey." Yami spoke up softly. "Do you have any tylenol?"


"Yeah, give me a sec." he said before walking off towards his kitchen. The off white walls glowed in the orangish light that shrouded the room.


"Yami?" a small whisper came from Yugi. Yami looked up his abiou before seeing him sit up.


He reluctantly made him lay back down. "Lay still, I do not know your wounds yet. Tell me, what hurts?"


"My ribs." Yugi softly replied letting Yami unbutton his shirt. Running his fingers over the bone structure Yami pressed lightly on them. "Ow!" Yugi yelled with tears suddenly forming.


Yami sighed, and buttoned back his shirt. "I'm sorry Yugi, I didn't mean to hurt you. Your ribs aren't broken, which is good, but you may have bruised ones. When I get you to the house, we'll call your grandfather and tell him. Okay?"


Yugi nodded before suddenly crying. "What's wrong?" Yami asked, scooting to the floor so he could hug Yugi without hurting him.


"They hit me because I loved you." he replied, his sobs growing deeper. The older teenager hugged him softly, letting the boy cry on his broad shoulders. "They didn't care if I said to stop or anything."


"Abiou, please stop crying, you'll hurt your ribs." Hate began to fill Yami's blood. How could anyone be so cruel as to attack people by judgment of their relationships.


Joey came in with a glass of water and tylenol. Catching on to the mood of the room, he set them on the table next to Yami before walking out. "I didn't want them to hurt me. Nobody would help either. Why don't they like us?" Yugi replied.


Yami pried away from his crying partner before wiping the tears off his eyes. "Don't cry. They are just evil men okay? Now who hit you?"


"Richard and his gang." the younger boy replied.


Yami held back a punch to floor when he heard that name. That boy will pay for everything he's ever done to his Yugi. "Go to sleep, I won't let anything happen to you."


Yugi nodded and laid back on the sofa's cushions. Holding his hand the whole night, Yami thought of nothing but revenge. When Joey had came to check up on him, he spoke up. "Where do you think Richard lives?"


"Huh?" Joey asked.


"Richard, where is he?"


"You ain't thinkin' of hurtin' him are ya?" his friend replied.


Yami looked down. He didn't know what he was planning to do with Richard yet. "I don't know. That boy has gone too far. I will not allow him to touch my hikari anymore! I will stake everything on that Joey, he will pay."


"Yeah he will, but not by your account." Joey said. "Let it come back around for him. He ain't goin' no where. He'll get payed back in full sometime or another."


The words made sense to Yami, but they didn't calm his torrent of revenge swirling inside of him."I'll give him one more chance." he mumbled, laying softly beside Yugi on the large sofa and wrapping his arms around him. "Please leave the medication here for the night. I haven't had a chance to give it to him yet."


Joey smiled and nodded. Looking at those two boys sitting on the sofa reminded him of Kiaba. Sure his love had screwed up, but he loved him still. His heart craved for his ravishing kisses or the way he was so smart at his own games. Why did he have to tell him though? None of this would have happened if only he would have kept his mouth shut. "Guess trust ain't so hot after all." He whispered to himself before going to his room and shutting the door.


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Well, there you go. Nope, no action in this chapter, but it did come faster than before. ^_^ Ta ta peoples!