My One True Friend
Chapter Four: Save Me From the Nightmare
Author's Notes: I made this chapter really short. Don't ask why, I just felt like it. x.x You can call this the "Mini-Chapter" just because I felt like it didn't fit in with any other chapters but I couldn't think of a way to extend it without messing it up...
Another twisted factor in my story, fyi, is that Shizuka is 13, but she's a freshman because of her good grades.
Yay! Notes to the reviewers!
To Cassie Lupus: Remember when Yami wouldn't stop teasing Yuugi about leaving his mind link open? Well, Yuugi eventually got so aggrivated that he's now beginning to remember to close it. So, Yami didn't know that Yuugi was in danger, because he lives outside the puzzle and not in it, in his own body, and as Kaiba beat up Yuugi, Yami was blocked by a closed mind link and miles away. Yuugi could have opened the link, but it's hard to think straight when someone's beating the shit out of you, ne? That long paragraph is why Yami didn't help him.
To Kokoro Kawari: I LOVE Seto-Katsuya! =P I plan on firstly finishing this fic, writing the Seto-Yami sequel after that, and then I will write my Seto- Katsuya story. So keep an eye out for it in the future =P
To chibichibi: I sowwy... .o
I DON'T DON'T DON'T own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of the characters, storylines... nothing. No use in suing, right?
---
Yuugi woke up from his state of weakness perhaps about two hours later, and Katsu had stayed by his side to look after him the whole time. Yuugi... if dat Kaiba did any serious damage... I swear, I will kill him... he thought. He probably already would have killed him, if he'd had the heart to do so. But his conscience didn't stop him from coming to hunt down the smug CEO.
{[Immediately, Kastu knew he had to take Yuugi home ASAP. He grabbed him, ran him home, promised his return (even though Yuugi couldn't hear it) and returned to the Kaiba Mansion Estate, where he found the teen who'd beaten Yuugi up.
Shit... what's goin' on?! Is he gonna be okay?! Katsuya found Kaiba as he entered the house, without even knocking, and narrowed his eyes. To say his honey-brown orbs contained anger would be an understatement.
"You! You did dis to him! Why?! Why would ya do dis ta Yuugi!!"
Seto was shocked. He had no idea he'd be THIS pissed off! "K-Katsuya, I..."
"You! It's all about ya, idn't it?! Always about what ya want instead of what othas have!"
The CEO had his very rare look of sadness in his own blue orbs, and he averted his ashamed-looking gaze down to the wood-finished floor. "But Katsuya, I l--"
He was stopped by a strong, loud slap on the right cheek. "Save it! I know all about ya likin' me! Ya know what? Dat doedn't botha me, what DOES is dat ya have ta beat people up every time ya don't get your way!!" He paused to rest his vocal chords, which were screaming as much as Katsuya was. "Ya know what, I'm not sure what your problem is, but you can be sure of one thing: you can be sure dat I'll never forgive ya for dis. Good day, Master Kaiba!" With that, he turned on his heel and stalked off.]}
Now he was sitting at Yuugi's side, watching his beloved sleep. He smiled sadly and brushed a lose blonde bang from his other's face. "If anything else happens to ya Yuug'... I'll just die..." he whispered. It was then that he noticed that Yuugi's chest softly heaved up and down. He was breathing! "Oh, thank Ra..."
However, he was apparently sleeping, so Katsuya didn't dare disturb him. He couldn't help but worry, though, because his friend was groaning, tossing and turning in his slumber. He was having some sort of nightmare. Katsuya gently took one of Yuugi's hands and lightly stroked it, trying to dismiss the bad dream.
---
Katsuya loved his Yuugi, but he couldn't stay at his house all night. Even if his nutso father would let him, he didn't want to be a burden on anyone, so he left when it began to get dark. Before he left, he asked, " 'Ey, Yami... what time is it?"
Yami looked at his watch-adorned wrist. "Seven-thirty PM." he told him.
Katsuya's eyes widened in horror. "SEVEN-THIRTY?! Fuck! I told my dad I'd be 'ome by seven! He's gonna kill me!"
He bolted out of the house, too scared to say good-bye to anyone. 'E'll be drunk... I'm sure I can talk him outa bein' angry at me...
---
... Or not. No matter what the blonde would say, the pitiful excuse for a guardian was still furious. "You gotta learn to keep your promises, boy!" he yelled, back-handing him across the face. Katsu's nose bled, and he had to spit to get blood out of his mouth.
"Oh, and I'm sure you were REALLY concerned about me." muttered the teen sarcastically. But then his eyes shot open wide, instantly realizing his mistake.
"Don't test me, boy!" the drunk man slurred, pounding a set of brass knuckles into his son's stomach.
Katsu-kun cried out in pain and fell back against a wall. "Arrrghhh... why do ya do this ta me..." he muttered, making it sound like a statement more than a question.
"Why? For one thing, you are VERY disrespectful to your father!"
At this, the blonde clenched his fists and looked angrily yet sadly to the floor. "Respect is a give an' take. You can't jus' keep treating me like shit and expect me ta still treat ya like you're my father." he grunted, narrowing his eyes at him. "It's your choice... either find pleasure in practically killin' me, or stop beatin' me and give me the chance ta 'respect ya.'" Now he shut his eyes tightly and awaited the expected punch in the gut. THUD! There it was.
He got down on the floor and clenched his sides, getting air back as fast as he possibly could. KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK! Now I guess I know how Yuugi felt... he thought as his body was slowly becoming more and more fragile. Deep down, he hoped Yuugi's beating hadn't been as terrible as the one he was having right now.
---
Yuugi transfered homerooms the next day for two reasons: mainly to be with Katsu, but also because he could concentrate better if he got the most boring subject--science--out of the way first. So the 30-person class sat there, waiting for this "big announcement" that Hakubi-sensei said she was going to make.
"Class, as you know, Mrs. Batiers, along with other teachers, have noticed a major slack in students' work. We've given you multiple warnings, but it seems that nothing we do works for you lazy kids... so we've found a solution. We're all going on a little trip to Paris, France."
All the girls gasped in excitement, and all of the boys grinned.
"Believe it or not, this IS definitely a punishment. You all will be spending a month is Paris, France, attending school. The school hours will be longer: 5 AM to 5 PM. The work will be harder. This will teach everyone to focus in a distracting environment and therefore will boost the willpower of your pathetic brains. You will need a permission slip signed before a week from this Friday. If you do not turn it in, you will NOT come to school for a month and you will make it up in the summer. And just so you know, this applies to all grades."
The class shuddered at the thought of a month in summer school. Hakubi- sensei walked around, handing out the blue colored permission slips, and once she finished, she began to teach her science class...
---
As the bell rang, teens rushed out of the classroom to go to their second period class. A very tall student brushed roughly past Katsuya, putting pressure on his back. He groaned.
"Huh? What's wrong Katsu-kun?" asked Yuugi curiously. "Did you hurt yourself?"
"Wh-what? No, it-it's really nothing..." said the other boy hastily.
Yuugi took his boyfriend's wrist and pulled him into the boys' bathroom. The blonde demanded what Yuugi was doing, and the smaller replied, "I'm finding out what's going on, Katsu." Without allowing the other to slip in another word, he snatched the bottom seem of Katsuya's shirt and lifted it up so he could see his back. There was a large, dark blue and black bruise planted between his shoulder blades. He stared at it in fright.
"... Katsu... your dad did this to you, didn't he?" he inquired.
The REBD wielder just stared back into the two pools of amethyst. He couldn't lie. He couldn't tell the truth. All he could do was look at him in silence.
"Dear Ra... I knew your dad was strict... b-but I d-didn't know he hit you!" He removed his shirt the rest of the way to see what other damage had been done. The taller felt himself turning red at Yuugi eyeing his upper body, especially closely examining his chest. Gradually, his blush grew deeper. "... Oh my Ra..." whispered Yuugi. "You've gotta go to Paris, Katsu! You've gotta get away from your father! We need to call the police this afternoon...!"
"Yuug', my dad is my guardian, and he'll never agree ta let me go ta Paris." he pointed out, quickly pulling his T-shirt back on.
"Then we have to do something about it today!"
Katsuya waited a few moments before responding. "... We'll see, Yuugi..."
---
The phone rang at the Jounouchi residence, and fearing that the BRRRING! would wake his father up from his deep, drunken sleep, Katsu immediately picked up the phone. " 'Ello?"
"Hey Katsuya!" came his nee-chan's soft, energetic voice.
" 'Ey sis! What do ya need?"
"Umm... well, big brother... the truth is... Yuugi told me what's going on with Dad... I talked Mom into signing your permission slip to Paris in his place!"
Katsuya blinked. "Really? Is dat even legal?"
"Who cares?! It's not legal for him to abuse you either, nii-san!"
Katsu was secretly overwhelmed with excitement. He was actually going to Paris!
---
[End Chapter Four]
I'm really sorry that this chapter sucked, but a somewhat decent excuse it written up there! Anyway, R/R, even though there's not much to R/R about... -.-
((Yami Stef: Dammit Stef, you're so LAZY!))
-SS4ever
Chapter Four: Save Me From the Nightmare
Author's Notes: I made this chapter really short. Don't ask why, I just felt like it. x.x You can call this the "Mini-Chapter" just because I felt like it didn't fit in with any other chapters but I couldn't think of a way to extend it without messing it up...
Another twisted factor in my story, fyi, is that Shizuka is 13, but she's a freshman because of her good grades.
Yay! Notes to the reviewers!
To Cassie Lupus: Remember when Yami wouldn't stop teasing Yuugi about leaving his mind link open? Well, Yuugi eventually got so aggrivated that he's now beginning to remember to close it. So, Yami didn't know that Yuugi was in danger, because he lives outside the puzzle and not in it, in his own body, and as Kaiba beat up Yuugi, Yami was blocked by a closed mind link and miles away. Yuugi could have opened the link, but it's hard to think straight when someone's beating the shit out of you, ne? That long paragraph is why Yami didn't help him.
To Kokoro Kawari: I LOVE Seto-Katsuya! =P I plan on firstly finishing this fic, writing the Seto-Yami sequel after that, and then I will write my Seto- Katsuya story. So keep an eye out for it in the future =P
To chibichibi: I sowwy... .o
I DON'T DON'T DON'T own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of the characters, storylines... nothing. No use in suing, right?
---
Yuugi woke up from his state of weakness perhaps about two hours later, and Katsu had stayed by his side to look after him the whole time. Yuugi... if dat Kaiba did any serious damage... I swear, I will kill him... he thought. He probably already would have killed him, if he'd had the heart to do so. But his conscience didn't stop him from coming to hunt down the smug CEO.
{[Immediately, Kastu knew he had to take Yuugi home ASAP. He grabbed him, ran him home, promised his return (even though Yuugi couldn't hear it) and returned to the Kaiba Mansion Estate, where he found the teen who'd beaten Yuugi up.
Shit... what's goin' on?! Is he gonna be okay?! Katsuya found Kaiba as he entered the house, without even knocking, and narrowed his eyes. To say his honey-brown orbs contained anger would be an understatement.
"You! You did dis to him! Why?! Why would ya do dis ta Yuugi!!"
Seto was shocked. He had no idea he'd be THIS pissed off! "K-Katsuya, I..."
"You! It's all about ya, idn't it?! Always about what ya want instead of what othas have!"
The CEO had his very rare look of sadness in his own blue orbs, and he averted his ashamed-looking gaze down to the wood-finished floor. "But Katsuya, I l--"
He was stopped by a strong, loud slap on the right cheek. "Save it! I know all about ya likin' me! Ya know what? Dat doedn't botha me, what DOES is dat ya have ta beat people up every time ya don't get your way!!" He paused to rest his vocal chords, which were screaming as much as Katsuya was. "Ya know what, I'm not sure what your problem is, but you can be sure of one thing: you can be sure dat I'll never forgive ya for dis. Good day, Master Kaiba!" With that, he turned on his heel and stalked off.]}
Now he was sitting at Yuugi's side, watching his beloved sleep. He smiled sadly and brushed a lose blonde bang from his other's face. "If anything else happens to ya Yuug'... I'll just die..." he whispered. It was then that he noticed that Yuugi's chest softly heaved up and down. He was breathing! "Oh, thank Ra..."
However, he was apparently sleeping, so Katsuya didn't dare disturb him. He couldn't help but worry, though, because his friend was groaning, tossing and turning in his slumber. He was having some sort of nightmare. Katsuya gently took one of Yuugi's hands and lightly stroked it, trying to dismiss the bad dream.
---
Katsuya loved his Yuugi, but he couldn't stay at his house all night. Even if his nutso father would let him, he didn't want to be a burden on anyone, so he left when it began to get dark. Before he left, he asked, " 'Ey, Yami... what time is it?"
Yami looked at his watch-adorned wrist. "Seven-thirty PM." he told him.
Katsuya's eyes widened in horror. "SEVEN-THIRTY?! Fuck! I told my dad I'd be 'ome by seven! He's gonna kill me!"
He bolted out of the house, too scared to say good-bye to anyone. 'E'll be drunk... I'm sure I can talk him outa bein' angry at me...
---
... Or not. No matter what the blonde would say, the pitiful excuse for a guardian was still furious. "You gotta learn to keep your promises, boy!" he yelled, back-handing him across the face. Katsu's nose bled, and he had to spit to get blood out of his mouth.
"Oh, and I'm sure you were REALLY concerned about me." muttered the teen sarcastically. But then his eyes shot open wide, instantly realizing his mistake.
"Don't test me, boy!" the drunk man slurred, pounding a set of brass knuckles into his son's stomach.
Katsu-kun cried out in pain and fell back against a wall. "Arrrghhh... why do ya do this ta me..." he muttered, making it sound like a statement more than a question.
"Why? For one thing, you are VERY disrespectful to your father!"
At this, the blonde clenched his fists and looked angrily yet sadly to the floor. "Respect is a give an' take. You can't jus' keep treating me like shit and expect me ta still treat ya like you're my father." he grunted, narrowing his eyes at him. "It's your choice... either find pleasure in practically killin' me, or stop beatin' me and give me the chance ta 'respect ya.'" Now he shut his eyes tightly and awaited the expected punch in the gut. THUD! There it was.
He got down on the floor and clenched his sides, getting air back as fast as he possibly could. KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK, KICK! Now I guess I know how Yuugi felt... he thought as his body was slowly becoming more and more fragile. Deep down, he hoped Yuugi's beating hadn't been as terrible as the one he was having right now.
---
Yuugi transfered homerooms the next day for two reasons: mainly to be with Katsu, but also because he could concentrate better if he got the most boring subject--science--out of the way first. So the 30-person class sat there, waiting for this "big announcement" that Hakubi-sensei said she was going to make.
"Class, as you know, Mrs. Batiers, along with other teachers, have noticed a major slack in students' work. We've given you multiple warnings, but it seems that nothing we do works for you lazy kids... so we've found a solution. We're all going on a little trip to Paris, France."
All the girls gasped in excitement, and all of the boys grinned.
"Believe it or not, this IS definitely a punishment. You all will be spending a month is Paris, France, attending school. The school hours will be longer: 5 AM to 5 PM. The work will be harder. This will teach everyone to focus in a distracting environment and therefore will boost the willpower of your pathetic brains. You will need a permission slip signed before a week from this Friday. If you do not turn it in, you will NOT come to school for a month and you will make it up in the summer. And just so you know, this applies to all grades."
The class shuddered at the thought of a month in summer school. Hakubi- sensei walked around, handing out the blue colored permission slips, and once she finished, she began to teach her science class...
---
As the bell rang, teens rushed out of the classroom to go to their second period class. A very tall student brushed roughly past Katsuya, putting pressure on his back. He groaned.
"Huh? What's wrong Katsu-kun?" asked Yuugi curiously. "Did you hurt yourself?"
"Wh-what? No, it-it's really nothing..." said the other boy hastily.
Yuugi took his boyfriend's wrist and pulled him into the boys' bathroom. The blonde demanded what Yuugi was doing, and the smaller replied, "I'm finding out what's going on, Katsu." Without allowing the other to slip in another word, he snatched the bottom seem of Katsuya's shirt and lifted it up so he could see his back. There was a large, dark blue and black bruise planted between his shoulder blades. He stared at it in fright.
"... Katsu... your dad did this to you, didn't he?" he inquired.
The REBD wielder just stared back into the two pools of amethyst. He couldn't lie. He couldn't tell the truth. All he could do was look at him in silence.
"Dear Ra... I knew your dad was strict... b-but I d-didn't know he hit you!" He removed his shirt the rest of the way to see what other damage had been done. The taller felt himself turning red at Yuugi eyeing his upper body, especially closely examining his chest. Gradually, his blush grew deeper. "... Oh my Ra..." whispered Yuugi. "You've gotta go to Paris, Katsu! You've gotta get away from your father! We need to call the police this afternoon...!"
"Yuug', my dad is my guardian, and he'll never agree ta let me go ta Paris." he pointed out, quickly pulling his T-shirt back on.
"Then we have to do something about it today!"
Katsuya waited a few moments before responding. "... We'll see, Yuugi..."
---
The phone rang at the Jounouchi residence, and fearing that the BRRRING! would wake his father up from his deep, drunken sleep, Katsu immediately picked up the phone. " 'Ello?"
"Hey Katsuya!" came his nee-chan's soft, energetic voice.
" 'Ey sis! What do ya need?"
"Umm... well, big brother... the truth is... Yuugi told me what's going on with Dad... I talked Mom into signing your permission slip to Paris in his place!"
Katsuya blinked. "Really? Is dat even legal?"
"Who cares?! It's not legal for him to abuse you either, nii-san!"
Katsu was secretly overwhelmed with excitement. He was actually going to Paris!
---
[End Chapter Four]
I'm really sorry that this chapter sucked, but a somewhat decent excuse it written up there! Anyway, R/R, even though there's not much to R/R about... -.-
((Yami Stef: Dammit Stef, you're so LAZY!))
-SS4ever