Disclaimer: I don't' own Yugi or any of the characters.

'Thoughts'

Chapter 1

Yugi was feeling left out. Yami, Joey and the rest of his friends have been ignoring him. Ever since Yami received his own body, they have not paid any attention to poor Yugi. He quietly followed behind Yami and Joey on their way home from school, and as usual they didn't notice the small boy behind them.

"So, Joey what do you want to do?" Yami asked.

"I don't know yet. Hey, where's Yugi?" Joey said.

Yugi raised his head when he heard his name. maybe now Yami will notice me Yugi thought.

"I don't know.." Yami's voice broke Yugi out of his thoughts. "...I just had to get away from him for awhile. He must of asked me a million times if I will leave him and each time I say no, but why do I have to say it so many times? Doesn't he trust my word?" Yami questioned.

"Yami? Didn't Yugi tell you about his life before you were released?" Joey was shocked. I can't believe Yugi never told Yami. Yugi was nervous. No Joey, Please don't tell him Yugi screamed in his head. Yugi was about to stop Joey from telling Yami when suddenly he was grabbed from behind and dragged into a nearby alley. There was a cloth over his mouth with something on it, so he couldn't scream for help. Slowly Yugi started to become unconscious. Yami and Joey didn't notice what happened to poor Yugi and they kept walking to the arcade talking.

"Well..." Yami began..." I know that he lives with his grandfather and that his parents are dead, but that's about it. Yami lowered his head almost ashamed that he basically knew nothing about Yugi's life before he showed up.

Joey shook his head. "I can't believe he never told you, well actually I guess I can believe it.

"You see Yami," Joey started "Yugi was a happy kid at first, kind of like he is now, but then his father started to beat him up very badly.

Yami raised his head "WHAT!"

Joey stopped and quickly looked at him, then continued.."At first his mother did everything she could to try and help Yugi, he would go crying to her begging her not to leave him alone. She said she would never leave, but as the years went by she grew tired of his constant questioning and then she would start to hit him almost as bad as his father did. Poor Yugi was devastated, she was the first loved one to break their promise to him. After that he didn't trust anyone anymore." Joey stopped and glanced at Yami to see his reaction.

Yami couldn't believe what he was being told. He had no idea what Yugi had gone through before he showed up. "Then what happened?" Yami ask quietly. Well that explains why he was afraid of me when we first met. Yami thought to himself. Joey wasn't sure if he should continue or not. It was really hard to talk about this, especially when he thought about how he himself used to treat Yugi before they became friends. Joey sighed

"Alright Yami, well anyway after years of abuse at home and school Yugi finally made a friend. His name was Tai. They went everywhere together, but Yugi was very self-conscious and still a little untrusting of people. One day a nasty bully was using Yugi as a punching bag and Tai stopped him. Yugi ran to him crying and hugged him like he would never let him go. Tai tried to gently push Yugi off of him, but Yugi just tightened his grip.

"Please don't leave me" Yugi whispered "Please don't leave me alone again." Yugi pleaded as he cried into Tai's shirt. Tai got fed up with the same question and the same reassurance that he got annoyed and viciously shoved Yugi away from him. Yugi went flying to the ground and the other students were laughing at him. Yugi looked at Tai from where he landed with tears in his eyes.

"Man, You are so pathetic Yugi. No wonder you don't have any friends, no wonder everyone beats you up. You are such a loser. "Tai yelled at Yugi. Then he started to kick and punch Yugi. All Yugi could do was curl up in a ball as much as possible to try and shield himself from Tai's attacks. The rest of the students got bored watching Yugi get beat up so they all left. Eventually Tai got tired of beating up Yugi and left him there in the alley and went home. Yugi was devastated. That was two people who went back on their promise. Yugi got up and painfully made his way home only to endure more pain when he arrived. That night Yugi received the worst beating of his life and if that wasn't enough his father..." Joey trailed off unable to continue.

Yami looked at Joey unsure if he really wanted to know anymore.

"His father what?" Yami whispered.

Joey looked away from Yami. "His father r-r-raped him" Joey said quietly, Then in a more normal voice he continued. "After the....you know.....Yugi's grandfather found him laying there bleeding everywhere and carried him to the game shop. Yugi had cuts and bruises everywhere on his body. Yugi's grandfather cleaned them up as best he could, and Yugi's lived with him ever since. Joey stopped again and looked at Yami, he looked a million miles away.

Yami couldn't believe what he just heard. Yugi why didn't you tell me? Yami snapped out of his daze when he felt Joey staring at him.

"Yami? Are you okay?" Joey questioned.

"I honestly don't know. Why didn't Yugi tell me? Why didn't he tell me any of this?"

"I don't know Yami, I guess you will have to ask him yourself, but I really wouldn't thought. You should wait for him to come to you. He has had his trust broken too many times in the past. Maybe he is afraid that you will leave him also. All I know is that Yugi's greatest fear is that you will leave him. Like everyone else in his life...he loves you ya know." Joey stated.

Yami was taken back. He loves me? He loves me! Yami turned and looked at Joey again.

"Joey, please continue. I need to know what happened to Yugi." Yami pleaded.