Ok… I'm gonna be redoing all the chapters of "The reason" cause if I don't, it will belittle the ending chapter, and I don't want that...

So here we go, the revised version of the first chapter of "The Reason"


The Reason
Bloodstained carpets, smashed windows, screams, cries, scars, burns, humiliation. Everything of the norm in the Jounouchi household. Nothing calm or peaceful to grace the doorstep, nothing calming or soothing in the youngest heart. Total chaos reigned wherever he went, or at least in his mind.

"Why do I even bother" the golden haired angel muttered to himself as he sat on his bed, running through the past events of his life in his mind.

His parent's separation…

His father's rape of him…

His first encounter with the boy he wanted to spend the rest of his life with….

Subliminal rejection from the boy…

Humiliation…

It all hurt so much, building up a wall of scars and bruises upon his heart. Now, the only one's he seemed to think knew him, and accepted him for who he was, was his friends Yuugi, and Honda, and his sister, Shizuka.

"It's all a LIE!" He exclaimed as he threw a book across the room, smashing up his mirror in the process. He didn't care. "It's all a fucking lie…" sobbing softly, he buried his face into his pillow, trying to block out all his thoughts.


School was no different, humiliation around every turn, rejection, lies… all lies. He didn't trust any of them, and no one blamed him for it.

The day hadn't gone well for him… at ALL…

"C'mere you little whore… you know what I want…" Jou's father said drunkenly as he tried to cop a feel on Jounouchi, who constantly squirmed in his grasp, trying to get away.

"Dad… I'm gonna be late for school! Please… let me go! Not right now…" Jou pleaded as he continued struggling.

"Aweh… c'mon boy… come over here and get it over with…" Jou's father demanded as he tried to pin Jou to the couch.

Jou growled, fed up with his father's behavior today, and quickly got free of his grasp, dashing towards the door, as he heard a loud SMASH by his head. He looked up to find the wall dripping with the foaming remains of his father's Smirnoff beverage, a piece of glass stuck in the wall, the rest of the container down by his feet.

"You little WHORE! Get back here ri- ooohhh… shit…" His father moaned as he ran off out of the room and into the bathroom, and the sound of his father getting sick filled the hall.

Jou gagged softly, but held it back, as he quickly grabbed his bag and made a hasty retreat.


When he got to school he was greeted by Yuugi and Anzu. Honda was nowhere to be seen.

"Yo… where's Honda, Yug?" Jou asked curiously

"I don't know… he left a few moments ago, maybe he went to class ahead of us" Yuugi suggested as they all walked into the school towards their classes.

Anzu chirped in her own remark before the group split up for the day "He looked kinda pissed…. Do you know what happened, Jou?"

"Hmm? No… I don't think I do… unless it's over that stupid argument we had yesterday, but I don't think he'd hold a grudge on something so insignificant…" Jou said as he closed his locker.

"Yea, your right… see you later, Jou!"

"See ya!" Jou replied as he ran off to his class to avoid being late. But as soon as he walked into the room, he tripped over something and fell flat on his face, not able to break his fall in time. He handed right on his nose, and yelped out in pain as he brought himself to his feet, to find Honda was the one that had tripped him. He was laughing his ass off in his chair, obviously happy about the fact that he almost broke his friend's nose.

"Honda, YOU JERK!" Jou exclaimed as he punched Honda across the face, causing Honda to get up and punch him back. They both ended up having a fist fight right in the classroom.

They both landed themselves in the assistant principal's office.


After he got out of the assistant principal's office, the bell had already rung for lunch to start. He quickly ran to his locker, to find he had forgotten his lunchbox at home. "Goddamnit!" He exclaimed as he kicked his locker, and headed to the lunchroom.

So he had to go without. He had no money, no lunch, and all his friends had another lunch period. Instead, he laid his head down on the table and tried to catch up on his sleep. But that turned into a total waste, when Seto Kaiba walked by and flicked him on the head.

"Wake up, you stupid Mutt… this isn't a kennel… so don't drool on the tables!" Seto said smugly as he continued on.

"You fucking asshole… goddamn rich ASSHOLE…" Jou said as he got up and whirled Seto around "You listen here, you goddamn stuck up piece of SHIT! I've had a bad day, and I don't need it to be any worse! So would you just LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE ALREADY?" He said with a growl.

"Awweh… what's this? The mutt gonna beg? Hnnn… looks like he knows who his master is…"

"Fuck you!"

"No thanks, I'm not into bestiality…"

Jou growled at this remark.

"Stupid mutt… you wont ever amount to anything, so why do you even TRY to go up against me?"

Jou fell silent at this remark, as he looked away from Seto. He knew he was right, but he didn't want to admit it…

"….." He didn't say anything as he made a hasty retreat, leaving the young CEO extremely confused, and highly curious as he watched the blonde make his retreat.

"What's HIS problem?"


Jounouchi retreated into the bathrooms as quickly as possible; making sure no one was there, before he fell to his knees in the corner of the room, sobbing softly. He hated himself, every fiber of his being. He knew he was just a waste of everyone's time. Another sob escaped his lips as he pulled out a hypodermic needle, filled it up with a clear liquid, lifted his shirt sleeve up, tied a rubber band around his arm, and quickly slid the needle into his skin, it delivering the clear substance he craved so much nowadays.

"F-fuck…" He muttered to himself, feeling relieved of the strain of the craving. He quickly put these utensils away, and pulled out a bottle of chalky white colored pills, popping off the top, and popping two of the pills into his mouth, swallowing them with the water from the sink. He sighed and slid back to the ground, putting the bottle away and just sitting there, his tears continuing to fall silently.

Unbeknownst to Jou, was a pair of icy cold blue eyes that had seen the entire thing. They widened slightly as the young CEO saw the needle go into Jou's skin, and a small gasp escaped his lips. The Mutt… on drugs? Why?... Things just didn't add up…

As calmly as he could, Seto walked into the bathroom, to be greeted by the blonde's amber eyes, already been whipped clean of tears.

"H-hello Kaiba…" Jou said softly, as he gathered his stuff and walked out of the bathroom.

"Jou…"


End of Revised Chapter 1
Whatchall think of the revised chapter 1? Hmm? Is it better than the first try? I would hope so! Anyways… yea….

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