FINALLY I haven't had much luck signing into fanfiction lately (darn
computer!!!) and I'm also having some really serious writers block!!
anyways I would like to welcome a new character well he was mentioned in
the last chapter but not by name WHO IS IT? (who really cares) um just
read! ^_^;;
Like a good communist I own nothing!
FOUR
Loyalty
When Yugi woke up it was late. For some reason his left eye wouldn't open. Yugi weakly looked around to see where he was. He finally realized he was in his room on the floor. He slowly pushed his throbbing body off the ground. He staggered to walk since he felt so weak. Some how he made it to the door. He stumbled out and into the bathroom across the hall. Trying to be as quiet as he could he shut the door softly behind him. He didn't bother to turn on a light and he barely made it to the toilet before he was sick.
Yugi vaguely wondered how he could be throwing up when he hadn't eaten anything in two days. After he was sure his stomach was steady enough he got up took look in the mirror. He was too weak to stand so he had to hold him self up with the sink. His face was bruised and his eye was swollen shut. He had a few cuts around his jaw line and he couldn't breath out of his nose. There was blood from his nose to the bottom of his chin. His face felt puffy and it was really hurting. Suddenly he heard footsteps out side the bathroom. He froze in place fearing that Riko had caught him out of his room. The door opened slowly. Yugi shut his eyes expecting to get hurt again.
"Yugi-chan." He heard a soft voice from the door.
"Okasan." Yugi said looking up right away. She looked just as bad as him. Yugi's eyes filled up with tears right away.
"Oh Yugi!" She said then she rushed over to Yugi to hug him.
She put her arms around him firmly. This was enough to send pain through Yugi's entire body. The touch was agonizing. He choked back a cry. She immediately let go of him. He dropped to his knees in tears. Ketten sat down next to him and rubbed his back to ease him.
"Let me see." Ketten whispered. Yugi sat up and leaned back at Ketten looked him over. She lifted up his shirt to reveal deep welts on his chest stomach and back. She was crying now.
"Okasan.." Yugi began. The pain from his body throbbed harder.
"What is it?" She said trying to stop crying.
"I don't feel well." Yugi said.
"Lets get you into bed." Ketten said helping him up. Half way to Yugi's room he passed out and Ketten had to struggle to get him in bed with out making any noise. She laid him down on the bed then left the room.
***
Yugi didn't wake up until morning. He looked around the room wondering what was going on. He tried to sit up but every muscle in his body protested it. He pulled himself out of bed and over to his desk where there was a note sitting there.
Yugi,
I called you off school and
told them you were sick. You
need rest. Riko said it was
okay don't worry just get
better. Put ice on you eye.
Love,
Okasan
Yugi frowned. He was supposed to meet Jonouchi at lunch today. This was great. He makes a friend then has to skip out of meeting him as planed. Yugi hoped Jonouchi wouldn't get mad. Yugi decided that there was nothing he could do about it anyway and plus every bruise on his body was calling for his body to rest. He limped over to his bed and laid down again.
***
Jonouchi looked up at the door. The address was right so this must have been the right house. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
Yugi sat up in his bed. Someone was knocking at the door. Yugi slipped out of bed to go peek out of the window. He had been home from school for three days and he still felt like crap. At least his eye was not swollen shut anymore. He lifted the blind quietly and took a peek. After seeing who it was he went straight for the door. Riko was gone and if he came back and Jonouchi was here there would be trouble. Yugi got down stairs to the front door then he relaxed and tried to look sick (which wasn't hard since he looked like hell anyways, he had not eaten much for nearly five days and he was pale weak, and shaky.) Yugi opened the door.
"Jonouch-kun..what are you doing here?" Yugi said surprised at how rough his voice really was.
"You were gone from school for three days, I heard you were sick so I brought you your homework." Jonouchi said smiling.
"Come on in." Yugi said stepping back. Jonouchi came in and set Yugi's books down. Yugi wandered over to the couch and sat down curling up to keep warm since the house was chilly.
"You don't look so good, you got the flu? What happen to your eye?" Jonouchi said looking over Yugi. He was pale his left eye was blood shot, and he looked thinner then usual.
"I'm okay, it's just an infection." Yugi lied. He leaned over and rested his head on the arm of the sofa and instantly fell right to sleep.
***
"Yugi." He heard softly.
"Yugi hey wake up." He heard again. Yugi woke slowly to see Jonouchi in front of him.
"Jonouchi? What are you doing here?" Yugi said a little confused.
"You fell asleep. Here I made you some soup, you look starved." Jonouchi said.
He helped Yugi up to the table where there was a nice steaming bowl of soup. Yugi hesitantly picked up the spoon to eat. He looked around the room to see what time it was then seeing he had time Yugi began to spoon the soup into his mouth. Jonouchi watch as Yugi gulped it down. He must have been hungry.
"Whoa, slow down their, your going to upset your stomach eating so fast." Jonouchi said. Yugi ignored him, and finished off the last of the soup and leaned back in his chair.
"When was the last time you ate anything?" Jonouchi said
"I don't know." Yugi said. The soup sat happily in his stomach.
"You must have been real sick, are you feeling better?" Jonouchi said
"Yes. I will be back to school on Monday." Yugi said (since it was Friday)
"That's good. I will be leaving then. I hope you feel better." Jonouchi said
"I do. Thank you Jonouchi." Yugi said getting up to see him out the door.
Once he was gone Yugi quickly cleaned up the bowl and put it away. Then he took his homework and went up stairs to his room. He could feel the soup sloshing around in his stomach which made him tired again. He went back to sleep with a smile now that his stomach was full.
***
Come Monday Yugi's left eye was almost normal and he was feeling much better. Riko didn't give him an easy weekend though, but at least he could go to school again. Yugi walked to school quietly. He went inside and headed to his locker, however, he didn't make it there safely. Before he knew it he was slammed into a locker real hard. Yugi slid to the floor then looked up to see a large kid towering above him. The kid grabbed him by the shirt and lifted him off the ground and pressed him into the locker.
"Got any money for me today?!" The kid howled. Yugi was quiet, and he began to shake.
"No." Yugi said weakly.
"You little piece of shit!" The boy yelled. The words were like needles stabbing Yugi's mind. He looked away. He slammed Yugi into the locker again.
"LOOK AT ME WHEN I AM TALKING TO YOU!!" He yelled.
Yugi shook wildly. He still refused to open his eyes. By now there was a crowd of kids surrounding them to watch. Yugi felt like he was in a side show. He whimpered as he felt a few blows to his stomach. The kid dropped him and he fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
"Hey leave him alone!" Yugi heard. He looked up right away. He seen Jonouchi pushing through the crowd then he stepped in front of Yugi.
"Leave him alone." Jonouchi repeated.
"And you're the one who is going to make me?!" The kid laughed.
"Yes." Jonouchi said. It was true the kid was bigger then Yugi but he was the same size as Jonouchi.
"Jonouch-kun." Yugi said looking at Jonouchi who was ready to fight.
"Don't worry Yugi just stay back." Jonouchi said.
The other kid attacked first. Jonouchi dodged and shoved the kid into the ground. He got up right away. Yugi got up from the floor and watched as Jonouchi and the other kid fought. Just then a teacher broke up the fight. Soon Jonouchi and the other kid were both sent to the office. Yugi followed know that Jonouchi would get in trouble. He stepped into the office where Jonouchi was getting yelled at from the principle. The angry man looked up.
"What do you want? Class is started now go!" The principle said firmly
"Excuse me sir. Jonouchi was just sticking up for me. That kid was going to beat me up and Jonouchi stopped him. It's not his fault. Please don't punish him." Yugi said meekly
"Is this true Katsuya?" The principle said.
"Yes." Jonouchi said
"Why didn't you tell me this Katsuya?" The principle said
"With all do respect sir, would you have believed me if I tried?" Jonouchi said
"Katsuya don't push your luck, now get to class and be good. Here is a late pass for you both." The principle said. Jonouchi nodded then left with Yugi. The two walked down the hall towards class.
"Arigatou Jonouch-kun." Yugi said timidly.
"No need to thank me Yugi, that's what friends is for." Jonouchi said
"I've never really had a friend before." Yugi said
"Well neither have I really." Jonouchi said.
***
Jonouchi and Yugi sat together at lunch. Yugi sat across form Jonouchi with his tray. Yugi who was starving like always gulped down his hamburger and fries that he got from the lunch line. Jonouchi watched him wondering if he ever ate anything when he wasn't at school. Soon the kid that was with Jonouchi the other day sat down next to them.
"Yo Jonouchi. Hey aren't you that kid from the other day?" He said turning to Yugi.
"Un." Yugi said with a mouth full. Jonouchi laughed.
"This is Motou Yugi. Yugi, this is Hiroto Honda." Jonouchi said. Yugi swallowed his mouthful and smiled.
"Nice to meet you Honda." Yugi said smiling.
"Nice to meet you too Yugi." Honda said. Yugi went back to eating. The two watched him eat.
"Man for a little guy you sure can eat." Jonouchi said. Yugi only smiled with a mouthful again.
"Bottomless pit?" Honda said
"Sa..Yugi you want to go to the arcade after school or something." Jonouchi said. Yugi looked up from his food.
"I can't. I have to be home by 3:30, or I'll get in trouble." Yugi said.
"Maybe some other time then." Jonouchi said. Yugi thought about this for a while. Riko was usually gone on Friday and Saturday.
"I might be able to go after four in the evening on Friday." Yugi said
"Cool. We'll go then. You coming Honda?" Jonouchi said.
"Sure." Honda said.
***
After school Yugi and Jonouchi walked together until they had to part their separate ways. Jonouchi waved and Yugi smiled then headed to his house.
He entered his house with a smile. The first one he has had coming home in a long time. He walked in and the first thing he noticed was how smoky it was. He waved his hand to fan the smoke away. It had a horrible smell. Like it was sweet but terribly unpleasant.
"Is that you ya little shit?" Riko's voice was heard coming from the kitchen. He came out with some type of hand rolled smoke in his hand that was lit. Marijuana. Yugi only nodded.
"What the hell are you smiling for?" Riko muttered. Yugi quickly wiped the smile off his face and headed for his room. Riko stumbled over to stop him.
"DAMNIT I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!!" Riko yelled grabbing Yugi buy his book bag.
"N-nothing!" Yugi said falling to the ground. He turned over to see Riko's wicked face. On impulse he shut his eyes tight so he wouldn't see Riko.
"Bullshit! What the hell is going on?!" Riko said after grabbing Yugi by the shirt and back handing him a few times making his nose bleed. He kept sending painful blows onto Yugi for some time. After a while he dropped Yugi to the floor.
"Now tell me." Riko said. Yugi huddled in a ball on the floor. He was crying loudly.
"TELL ME!!" Riko yelled. Yugi flinched at the yell and cried more.
"I..m-made a f-friend...at s-s-school." Yugi managed. Riko laughed
"You made a friend..at school? How cute! Well guess what?" Riku grabbed Yugi off the floor and slammed him into the wall. He held him a few feet off the ground by his shirt with one hand. Yugi clutched onto Riko's wrists tightly. Tears rolled down his face.
"If your little friend ever finds out about what goes on here....I'll kill him. Then you." Riko said. He took a puff of his smoke, then blew it in Yugi's face. Yugi gagged a bit. Riko dropped him then left the room. Yugi drug his body up to his room for the night.
To be continued...
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Like a good communist I own nothing!
FOUR
Loyalty
When Yugi woke up it was late. For some reason his left eye wouldn't open. Yugi weakly looked around to see where he was. He finally realized he was in his room on the floor. He slowly pushed his throbbing body off the ground. He staggered to walk since he felt so weak. Some how he made it to the door. He stumbled out and into the bathroom across the hall. Trying to be as quiet as he could he shut the door softly behind him. He didn't bother to turn on a light and he barely made it to the toilet before he was sick.
Yugi vaguely wondered how he could be throwing up when he hadn't eaten anything in two days. After he was sure his stomach was steady enough he got up took look in the mirror. He was too weak to stand so he had to hold him self up with the sink. His face was bruised and his eye was swollen shut. He had a few cuts around his jaw line and he couldn't breath out of his nose. There was blood from his nose to the bottom of his chin. His face felt puffy and it was really hurting. Suddenly he heard footsteps out side the bathroom. He froze in place fearing that Riko had caught him out of his room. The door opened slowly. Yugi shut his eyes expecting to get hurt again.
"Yugi-chan." He heard a soft voice from the door.
"Okasan." Yugi said looking up right away. She looked just as bad as him. Yugi's eyes filled up with tears right away.
"Oh Yugi!" She said then she rushed over to Yugi to hug him.
She put her arms around him firmly. This was enough to send pain through Yugi's entire body. The touch was agonizing. He choked back a cry. She immediately let go of him. He dropped to his knees in tears. Ketten sat down next to him and rubbed his back to ease him.
"Let me see." Ketten whispered. Yugi sat up and leaned back at Ketten looked him over. She lifted up his shirt to reveal deep welts on his chest stomach and back. She was crying now.
"Okasan.." Yugi began. The pain from his body throbbed harder.
"What is it?" She said trying to stop crying.
"I don't feel well." Yugi said.
"Lets get you into bed." Ketten said helping him up. Half way to Yugi's room he passed out and Ketten had to struggle to get him in bed with out making any noise. She laid him down on the bed then left the room.
***
Yugi didn't wake up until morning. He looked around the room wondering what was going on. He tried to sit up but every muscle in his body protested it. He pulled himself out of bed and over to his desk where there was a note sitting there.
Yugi,
I called you off school and
told them you were sick. You
need rest. Riko said it was
okay don't worry just get
better. Put ice on you eye.
Love,
Okasan
Yugi frowned. He was supposed to meet Jonouchi at lunch today. This was great. He makes a friend then has to skip out of meeting him as planed. Yugi hoped Jonouchi wouldn't get mad. Yugi decided that there was nothing he could do about it anyway and plus every bruise on his body was calling for his body to rest. He limped over to his bed and laid down again.
***
Jonouchi looked up at the door. The address was right so this must have been the right house. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
Yugi sat up in his bed. Someone was knocking at the door. Yugi slipped out of bed to go peek out of the window. He had been home from school for three days and he still felt like crap. At least his eye was not swollen shut anymore. He lifted the blind quietly and took a peek. After seeing who it was he went straight for the door. Riko was gone and if he came back and Jonouchi was here there would be trouble. Yugi got down stairs to the front door then he relaxed and tried to look sick (which wasn't hard since he looked like hell anyways, he had not eaten much for nearly five days and he was pale weak, and shaky.) Yugi opened the door.
"Jonouch-kun..what are you doing here?" Yugi said surprised at how rough his voice really was.
"You were gone from school for three days, I heard you were sick so I brought you your homework." Jonouchi said smiling.
"Come on in." Yugi said stepping back. Jonouchi came in and set Yugi's books down. Yugi wandered over to the couch and sat down curling up to keep warm since the house was chilly.
"You don't look so good, you got the flu? What happen to your eye?" Jonouchi said looking over Yugi. He was pale his left eye was blood shot, and he looked thinner then usual.
"I'm okay, it's just an infection." Yugi lied. He leaned over and rested his head on the arm of the sofa and instantly fell right to sleep.
***
"Yugi." He heard softly.
"Yugi hey wake up." He heard again. Yugi woke slowly to see Jonouchi in front of him.
"Jonouchi? What are you doing here?" Yugi said a little confused.
"You fell asleep. Here I made you some soup, you look starved." Jonouchi said.
He helped Yugi up to the table where there was a nice steaming bowl of soup. Yugi hesitantly picked up the spoon to eat. He looked around the room to see what time it was then seeing he had time Yugi began to spoon the soup into his mouth. Jonouchi watch as Yugi gulped it down. He must have been hungry.
"Whoa, slow down their, your going to upset your stomach eating so fast." Jonouchi said. Yugi ignored him, and finished off the last of the soup and leaned back in his chair.
"When was the last time you ate anything?" Jonouchi said
"I don't know." Yugi said. The soup sat happily in his stomach.
"You must have been real sick, are you feeling better?" Jonouchi said
"Yes. I will be back to school on Monday." Yugi said (since it was Friday)
"That's good. I will be leaving then. I hope you feel better." Jonouchi said
"I do. Thank you Jonouchi." Yugi said getting up to see him out the door.
Once he was gone Yugi quickly cleaned up the bowl and put it away. Then he took his homework and went up stairs to his room. He could feel the soup sloshing around in his stomach which made him tired again. He went back to sleep with a smile now that his stomach was full.
***
Come Monday Yugi's left eye was almost normal and he was feeling much better. Riko didn't give him an easy weekend though, but at least he could go to school again. Yugi walked to school quietly. He went inside and headed to his locker, however, he didn't make it there safely. Before he knew it he was slammed into a locker real hard. Yugi slid to the floor then looked up to see a large kid towering above him. The kid grabbed him by the shirt and lifted him off the ground and pressed him into the locker.
"Got any money for me today?!" The kid howled. Yugi was quiet, and he began to shake.
"No." Yugi said weakly.
"You little piece of shit!" The boy yelled. The words were like needles stabbing Yugi's mind. He looked away. He slammed Yugi into the locker again.
"LOOK AT ME WHEN I AM TALKING TO YOU!!" He yelled.
Yugi shook wildly. He still refused to open his eyes. By now there was a crowd of kids surrounding them to watch. Yugi felt like he was in a side show. He whimpered as he felt a few blows to his stomach. The kid dropped him and he fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
"Hey leave him alone!" Yugi heard. He looked up right away. He seen Jonouchi pushing through the crowd then he stepped in front of Yugi.
"Leave him alone." Jonouchi repeated.
"And you're the one who is going to make me?!" The kid laughed.
"Yes." Jonouchi said. It was true the kid was bigger then Yugi but he was the same size as Jonouchi.
"Jonouch-kun." Yugi said looking at Jonouchi who was ready to fight.
"Don't worry Yugi just stay back." Jonouchi said.
The other kid attacked first. Jonouchi dodged and shoved the kid into the ground. He got up right away. Yugi got up from the floor and watched as Jonouchi and the other kid fought. Just then a teacher broke up the fight. Soon Jonouchi and the other kid were both sent to the office. Yugi followed know that Jonouchi would get in trouble. He stepped into the office where Jonouchi was getting yelled at from the principle. The angry man looked up.
"What do you want? Class is started now go!" The principle said firmly
"Excuse me sir. Jonouchi was just sticking up for me. That kid was going to beat me up and Jonouchi stopped him. It's not his fault. Please don't punish him." Yugi said meekly
"Is this true Katsuya?" The principle said.
"Yes." Jonouchi said
"Why didn't you tell me this Katsuya?" The principle said
"With all do respect sir, would you have believed me if I tried?" Jonouchi said
"Katsuya don't push your luck, now get to class and be good. Here is a late pass for you both." The principle said. Jonouchi nodded then left with Yugi. The two walked down the hall towards class.
"Arigatou Jonouch-kun." Yugi said timidly.
"No need to thank me Yugi, that's what friends is for." Jonouchi said
"I've never really had a friend before." Yugi said
"Well neither have I really." Jonouchi said.
***
Jonouchi and Yugi sat together at lunch. Yugi sat across form Jonouchi with his tray. Yugi who was starving like always gulped down his hamburger and fries that he got from the lunch line. Jonouchi watched him wondering if he ever ate anything when he wasn't at school. Soon the kid that was with Jonouchi the other day sat down next to them.
"Yo Jonouchi. Hey aren't you that kid from the other day?" He said turning to Yugi.
"Un." Yugi said with a mouth full. Jonouchi laughed.
"This is Motou Yugi. Yugi, this is Hiroto Honda." Jonouchi said. Yugi swallowed his mouthful and smiled.
"Nice to meet you Honda." Yugi said smiling.
"Nice to meet you too Yugi." Honda said. Yugi went back to eating. The two watched him eat.
"Man for a little guy you sure can eat." Jonouchi said. Yugi only smiled with a mouthful again.
"Bottomless pit?" Honda said
"Sa..Yugi you want to go to the arcade after school or something." Jonouchi said. Yugi looked up from his food.
"I can't. I have to be home by 3:30, or I'll get in trouble." Yugi said.
"Maybe some other time then." Jonouchi said. Yugi thought about this for a while. Riko was usually gone on Friday and Saturday.
"I might be able to go after four in the evening on Friday." Yugi said
"Cool. We'll go then. You coming Honda?" Jonouchi said.
"Sure." Honda said.
***
After school Yugi and Jonouchi walked together until they had to part their separate ways. Jonouchi waved and Yugi smiled then headed to his house.
He entered his house with a smile. The first one he has had coming home in a long time. He walked in and the first thing he noticed was how smoky it was. He waved his hand to fan the smoke away. It had a horrible smell. Like it was sweet but terribly unpleasant.
"Is that you ya little shit?" Riko's voice was heard coming from the kitchen. He came out with some type of hand rolled smoke in his hand that was lit. Marijuana. Yugi only nodded.
"What the hell are you smiling for?" Riko muttered. Yugi quickly wiped the smile off his face and headed for his room. Riko stumbled over to stop him.
"DAMNIT I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!!" Riko yelled grabbing Yugi buy his book bag.
"N-nothing!" Yugi said falling to the ground. He turned over to see Riko's wicked face. On impulse he shut his eyes tight so he wouldn't see Riko.
"Bullshit! What the hell is going on?!" Riko said after grabbing Yugi by the shirt and back handing him a few times making his nose bleed. He kept sending painful blows onto Yugi for some time. After a while he dropped Yugi to the floor.
"Now tell me." Riko said. Yugi huddled in a ball on the floor. He was crying loudly.
"TELL ME!!" Riko yelled. Yugi flinched at the yell and cried more.
"I..m-made a f-friend...at s-s-school." Yugi managed. Riko laughed
"You made a friend..at school? How cute! Well guess what?" Riku grabbed Yugi off the floor and slammed him into the wall. He held him a few feet off the ground by his shirt with one hand. Yugi clutched onto Riko's wrists tightly. Tears rolled down his face.
"If your little friend ever finds out about what goes on here....I'll kill him. Then you." Riko said. He took a puff of his smoke, then blew it in Yugi's face. Yugi gagged a bit. Riko dropped him then left the room. Yugi drug his body up to his room for the night.
To be continued...
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