Kaiba smiled gently at the violet-eyed boy. "You going to be okay?"

Yugi shook his head, holding his breath. He buried his head in Kaiba's shirt, whispering, "He'll come back. More mad than before."

Wrapping his arms around the boy, Kaiba whispered, "You want to go for a walk?" Yugi nodded against his chest. Kaiba took him by the hand and led him outside.

~~~

Jounochi made his way carefully down the sidewalk, watching every step he took, silently wording the lyrics to some random song. Several people ran into him, but he barley noticed, just trying to get back to his dorm room. Being as crazy as his other two friends, he didn't notice their flaws. But he noticed his. And they, his. And they liked to rub it in.

~I don't want to be the one...the battles always choose...

~"You're such a little whore, Jou..."~

~I can't feel...the way I did before...don't turn your back on me...I won't be ignored...~

~"You'll do anything for love, won't you mutt...?"~

~Don't get me wrong I'm a pacifist...the mind can do more than the fist...~

~"You're so fun to play with...the best part is...you want this..."~

~I don't want to be the one...the battles always choose...cause inside I realize...I'm the one confused...~

~"Why don't you just kill yourself, Jounochi? No one wants you..."~

~I tried to give you warning...but everyone ignores me...I told you everything loud and clear...but nobody's listening...~

~"You have such...low self esteem. What happens when it finally breaks?"~

~Life is a waterfall...we drink from the river...then we turn around and put up our walls...~

~"Should we find out?"~

~All I want to do...is be more like me...and be less like you...~

~"You're only good for a fast fuck--"~

"Hey! Watch it!"

Jounochi stumbled backwards, falling ungracefully on his butt in the middle of the sidewalk. He stared up at Otogi, a kid from one of his classes. "Sorry," he muttered, trying to stand up.

The green-eyed boy extended a hand. Pulling him up, he asked, "Jounochi, right?"

Jou nodded, dropping the grasp, beginning to walk home again.

Otogi jogged after him. "Hey, wait! What's the big hurry...?"

"N-nothing...I just like being quiet when I walk."

"Only time you're quiet?" he kidded, but was only given the cold-shoulder. Nevertheless, he walked behind Jou all the way home.

~"No one likes you..."~

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