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This is a Seto and Joey fic, so it will contain yaoi.

Chapter Two: Broken Hearts Ache Alone.

Normal P.O.V

Joey lay curled up on the floor, whimpering softly. His father had dragged him back to their tiny apartment, in the poor side of Domino. Joey, too had endured a savage beating from his father - just the way Seto had, but Joey's beating had been worse. Much worse. The blonde's white T-shirt was torn and bloodstained, his left arm had been painfully twisted and his golden head was covered in dried blood.

Lukily for Joey, his father wasn't in the apartment. After having beaten his son unconscious, he had gone to a bar and was - at this very moment, getting drunk. Joey had found himself on the floor, when he awoke, covered in blood and bruises and aching all over.

Joey's P.O.V

What happened? The last thing I remember is....Seto! I feel my eyes burning, as more tears escape. More tears? I thought I'd run out of tears. All I've done since my Dad dragged me home, is cry. I didn't even attempt to fight back as he was beating me and taunting me....I just lay there on the floor, at his feet and cried.

Crying just made Dad mad, but I couldn't stop. I lay there and cried for everything - For Dad beating me, for Mom leaving, being kept away from Serenity, not being able to see my friends, for Seto, Oh God, I cried so much for Seto, but mostly....mostly I cried for me. For me, having to go through so much pain and torture. I cried for my broken heart, my aching soul, my bruised and beaten body. I cried for me. I feel so selfish. I wonder if Seto's okay? I wonder how he is?

(Everything's so blurry and everyone's so fake)

I try and lift my head up, my vison is blurred and I can taste blood in my mouth. I feel so alone. Where are my friends? I haven't seen them in ages. They must know about Seto and I.

I wonder how they found out? I wonder how my Dad found out? Nobody's going to help me now, not even my friends. Were they really even friends? Maybe they were fake? Maybe they were just pretending to like me? Oh, Ra, it seems like nobody cares....all I have is Seto.

(And everybody's empty and everything is so messed up)

Am I the only one who is hurting? Nobody else seems to care. My Dad sure as Hell didn't care, when he was beating the shit out of me. Even with all my tears....he still kept hurting me.

How can someone be that cruel? That unforgiving? That empty? Devoid of feelings? Everything is such a mess....somebody help....

(Preoccupied without you, I cannot live at all)

My head hurts so much, I can hardly think straight....but my head hurting, isn't the reason why I can't think straight. The reason I can't think straight, is because of you Seto.

I try to concentrate, to figure out how Im going to get out of this mess....but all I can think about is you. I can't be alone....I can't bear not to having you in my life....I can't live like this. I need you Seto, I need you so much.

(My whole world surrounds you, I stumble and I crawl)

My whole world was with you Seto, a world full of happiness, safety and Love. And it all came crashing down upon us, just as I had predicted. What if I never see you again, my Love?

I try and get up, stumbling back down on the cold floor, I start crawling over to the small window of my bedroom. I painfully force my aching body into a sitting position. The sunlight makes my eyes hurt, I blink several times and watch the sun-set.

(You can be my someone, you can be my scene)

Seto, you mean more to me then anything in this whole world. You are my everything. You're the light, the hope, the Love, that keeps me going. I hold on....for you.

(Know that I'll protect you from all of the obscene)

You've always tried to protect me, Seto. And you have to know, that I'll always protect you, no matter what. I'd do anything for you....I'd die for you Seto....I would....

(I wonder what you're doing, imagine where you are)

I close my eyes, trying to imagine what you'd be doing at this very moment....would you be thinking of me? Ra, knows Im thinking about you.

(There's oceans in between us, but thats not very far)

I press my face, onto the cool glass of the window. I look to my right and I can see the Kaiba Mansion looming up in the distance. And that's where you're kept, Seto. I sigh, you're so close and yet so far.

Im filled with so many emotions - Love, hate, pain, anger, loss, sorrow - how can my poor body survive, with such conflicted emotions, raging around inside? How is my heart still beating? How is my soul still in one piece?

(Can you take it all away?)

Dad, I hate you. You've taken away everything from my life that I hold dear. You drove Mom and Serenity away, you ripped apart my beloved Duel Monsters deck and destroyed every possession that I own. You've never let me keep anything.

(Can you take it all away?)

But the one thing I despise you for, the one thing I hate you for, is taking me away from the one person who I cared about, the one person who I Loved, the one person who I wanted more then anything else - Seto.

(Well you shoved it in my face)

I can't believe that you would hate me....And for what, Dad? For what?! For being gay?! Im your own son. Im still your son.You're not supposed to sneer at me, when I tell you that Im in Love, you're not supposed to beat me for Loving somebody! You're supposed to Love me, no matter what!

(This pain you gave to me)

And you beat me so bad. You kept punching and kicking. My pleas didn't stop you....and neither did my tears. I remember you saying that you'd make me into a man, before you started beating the shit out of me.Well, being gay doesn't make me a girl, Dad! Im still me. Im still Joey Wheeler. Im still your son. Why can't you just deal with it?

Normal P.O.V

Joey closed his eyes, as silent tears began to fall down his bruised cheeks. He rested his head against the window, bringing his knees up close to his chest, He gently hummed a song to himself - a song Seto had sung to him a few nights ago, when Joey had woken up from a terrible nightmare. Quickly, but gently the blonde fell sound asleep.

On the other side of town, in a bare room, Seto was sitting up on the window seat, gazing at the now dark sky, which was filled with twinkling stars. Seto sighed, holding onto his stomach, where he had been kicked by Gozuburo. It still hurt like Hell. Seto had been sitting by the window for a couple of hours now, thinking about his Lover.

Seto's P.O.V

My poor Puppy, I can't believe the way he was dragged away from me. I hope he's okay. I hope he wasn't beaten....who am I kidding? Knowing Joey's father, my Puppy was probably beaten like Hell....I felt a sharp pain in my heart for thinking that thought. Please let Joey be okay.

(Everyone is changing, there's no one left that's real)

Damn, no one to turn to. Nobody there. Nobody's left. Nobody who can help. Even Joey's friends have changed their attitudes towards him. I felt angry. Didn't they care about him? Hadn't their friendship been real? How can they turn on him for being gay?

(To make up your own ending and let me know just how you feel)

I feel so helpless, we have no control of what's about to happen next. Dear Ra, tell me, is Fate going to tear us apart even further then we are now? I wonder how my Puppy's feeling? Does he feel just as lost and helpless as I do?

(Cause I am lost without you, I cannot live at all)

You're the only person in this world that I care about Joey. Well, apart from Mokuba, but even Mokuba's changed. He seems subdued around me and doesn't even give me a smile. I suppose Gozuburo told him not to talk to me as much. Joey, you're the only thing that keeps me going. You're the light in my otherwise, dark and gloomy life. Without you, I'd be completly lost.

(My whole world surrounds you, I stumble then I crawl)

My Puppy, my Love, you're the sunshine that shines down on me, in my life and in my world. I see nothing but you. I want nothing but you. You are my whole world and without you, Im left completely in the darkness, stumbling and crawling, going around in nothing, but confused circles.

(You could be my someone, you could be my scene)

All I need is you, I wish I could keep you in my arms forever and never let you go. You're all I need Joey, screw everything else.

(Know that I'll save you from all of the unclean)

The fact that you have to go through so much pain, kills me. I don't care how much they beat me or what they think of me....as long as they leave you alone, as long as you're safe, then it's okay. Everything's okay, as long as you're happy and content, my Pup.

(I wonder what you're doing, I wonder where you are)

I know that you're back in your apartment, Joey. Please be peaceful. Please be sleeping. Please don't be hurt or scared. It'll be okay. I promise that somehow, I'll make things better for you....one way or another. Hold on tight, my Love.

(There's oceans in between us but that's not very far)

It seems like we're worlds apart, my Puppy. It really does. But I can see your apartment building from my window, which suprisingly gives me a little comfort, you can't be all that far away.

(Can you take it all away?)

And Gozuburo, I fucking hate you. I never knew what I was getting myself into, when I let you adopt my brother and I. I never knew what an unforgiving, cold hearted bastard you really were. If Mokuba and I had known this, then we never would have come to live with you. As far as Im concerned, we were better off at the orfanage.

(Can you take it all away?)

You've sneered at and taken away everything, that I cared about or Loved. You took away my brother, destroyed my Blue Eyes White Dragon cards and Joey....he was the most important person, and you had him taken away. I hate you.

(Well you shoved it in my face)

You beat the crap out of me for being gay. For being gay! But that's okay because I never expected you to understand. How could you? You don't even know what Love truly is. I actually feel sorry for you, for being so cold and bitter. I'd rather die then be like you.

(This pain you gave to me)

You know what? You can give me a thousand beatings - and it will hurt. It will hurt like Hell. But this pain in my heart, from being kept away from Joey, is what hurts me more. It's ripping me apart inside.

I slowly get up from the window seat and make my way to the bed. I lower myself down so that Im lying on my back. Ra, this bed feels so cold....this bed. This was the same bed, that I had shared with Joey. The same bed, that my Puppy and I had made Love in. I could still smell his scent on the pillow. I hugged the pillow to my body, taking comfort in the familar smell of my Lover.

I closed my eyes, wishing desperately that I had my Puppy in my arms. It can't be good for him, being trapped in that little apartment, with that drunk of a father of his. I have to get him out. I must get him out. Somehow I will find a way.

Normal P.O.V

Seto looked up, when he heard the lock being turned in the door to his room.Was it Gozuburo comming back to beat him? Maybe it was one of the maids? What if it was Joey's father? The door creaked open slowly. A million thoughts raced through Seto's mind, until....

A small head of wild dark hair and frightened grey eyes, peeked around from behind the door.

"Mokuba!" Seto almost shouted.

Mokuba walked into the bedroom, shutting the door softly behind him. He smiled at Seto. "Hey, Seto"

"Mokuba, what are you doing in here?" Seto whispered, gasping at the pain in his stomach as he sat up. "If Gozuburo finds you in here, you'll be in alot of trouble."

Mokuba's smile widened. "He won't find out, Seto. He's gone away to Europe or something - on a buisness trip. I don't think he's comming back for at least a week."

Seto jumped out of bed, ignoring the pain in his stomach. "This is my chance, Mokuba. This is my chance, for getting Joey out of that Hell Hole and escaping to someplace else."

Mokuba nodded. "Yeah, that's why I came to see you. To tell you that you had to get away, now that Gozuburo's not here."

Seto smiled at his brother, affectionatley. Smart kid, he thought.

Mokuba walked back towards the door. "Why don't you start packing a few things? I'll go downstairs and convince one of the butlers to let me buy their car. It will be alot less noticiable, then a Jag or Porsche."

Seto started packing a few things, while Mokuba went down to find Seto a "Getaway" car. Although Seto was treated like dirt, Gozuburo had given him lots of money. Money that had collected over the past years. Money that Seto had never spent, because he thought that it was tainted, with his adoptive father's greed and lust for power.

Seto picked up all his money, shoving a little in his pocket, while putting the rest in his suitcase.The brunette dragged his suitcase downstairs, towards the waiting car. That was fast, he thought. Mokuba must have done a great job hassaling those butlers! Putting his stuff into the red volkswagon, he turned round to face Mokuba.

"Where's all your stuff?" Seto asked.

Mokuba shook his head. "Im not going, Seto."

"But you can't stay here, Mokuba! Not with Gozuburo!" Seto argued desperately.

Mokuba gave his brother a sad smile. "No, Seto." he said, shaking his head again. "Gozuburo actually treats me decently. He makes me work hard, and he's never beaten me, well....except for that one time. He wants me to become head of Kaiba Corp one day."

"Mokuba, but I....." Seto started, helplessly.

Mokuba interuppted. "Im okay here, Seto. Anyway if we both leave, Gozuburo's sure to come looking for us....but if it's you who just leaves....then, I don't know....he might not...."

Seto smiled, he had tears in his eyes. Mokuba may be a child, but he was mature and wise. He'd make a great leader for Kaiba Corp someday....a thousand times better then Gozuburo could ever be.

Seto grabbed his little brother in a giant hug. After several moments Mokuba pulled away, he had tears running down his cheeks.

"You better go now, big brother." Mokuba said, wiping away his tears, with a trembling hand. Seto smiled and kissed Mokuba on his forehead.

"Keep in touch, Seto." Mokuba said as Seto got into the car.

Seto nodded, "Thanks, Mokie, I Love you." he said, starting up the car.

"I Love you too, big brother." Mokuba whispered. "Say "Hi" to Joey for me."

Seto smiled, before driving away into the darkness. Mokuba just stood there for several minutes, before walking into the Kaiba Mansion, which was now going to be his lonley home.

End of Chapter Two.

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