In the police car Yugi hugged Yami's coat tight around him. Yami looked down at Yugi and smiled. Yugi was looking out the window watching the buildings fly by.
"I bet you'll like our house Yugi." Yugi turned his head and looked at Yami. The little 5 year old smiled slightly then looked back out the window. Yami looked back out to the snowy streets.
"I'm sorry." Yami looked shocked.
"For what Yugi?" Yugi shifted uncomfortably. Little tears leaked from his eyes. When Yami saw his tear stained face he immanently found a store and parked in its parking lot. "Shhh...no Yugi it's ok. I'm sure you didn't do anything. What's wrong?" Yami asked lifting Yugi out of his seat belt and setting him in his lap. Yugi looked away hiding his tear stained face. Yami reached over and gently whiped them away. Yugi sniffled and shook his head.
"I'm sorry." Yugi whispered as he closed his tired eyes. Yami looked worried at the boy and carefully placed him back in his seat. And started to drive home again.
When he reached the house Alas was waiting by the door. Yami smiled slightly. He got out of the car and walked over to Yugi's side and opened the door. Yugi whimpered as Yami lifted him from the seat.
"Yugi?" Yugi just moaned and hid his face from the cold wind. Yami held Yugi close to keep him warm and carried him to the door.
"Is Yugi ok?" Alas whispered to Yami.
"I hope so." Yami replied while entering the house.
"So he can have the guest bedroom. And when he wakes up we can go buy some things to put in it." Alas said smiling. "We can repaint the walls. Do an entire change for the room. It will be perfect for little Yugi." Alas squealed with excitement. Yami chuckled and carried Yugi to the couch.
"Yes but first we got to clean it out." He whispered gently laying Yugi on the couch and wrapping him with the coat. "Can you grab a blanket?" Alas nodded and ran upstairs. Yami looked down at Yugi's sleeping face. He leaned over and gently brushed away some stray bangs.
"Here catch." Alas said throwing the blanket. Yami caught it and unrolled it.
"Thanks." Alas nodded smiling. Yami gently took off the coat and laid the blanket over him. Yami carefully tucked him in and smiled.
"Well I guess we should get working on that room huh?" Yami said standing up. Alas smiled and nodded marching up the steps. Yami chuckled and followed her. While Alas and Yami worked on moving things out of the room not fit for a 5 year old Yugi was slowing waking up.
"Where am I?" Yugi asked looking around the room. Yugi quietly stood up keeping his hold on the blanket. He walked o the edge of the couch with the blanket in his grasp slowly trailing behind him. Yugi amethyst eyes wondered around the room. He heard moving upstairs and he wondered if he should go see who it was. Yugi slowly walked over to the stairs and looked up at the second floor. "Hello?" He asked nervously. Only a rattling sound replied. Curiosity took over Yugi as he slowly made his way up stairs. A door bell startled Yugi on his walk. Yugi heard shuffling up stairs. Yugi walked back down stairs and looked at the door. It rung again making Yugi jump. Yugi walked over to the window next to the door and looked out.
He saw a man wearing a suite. The man smiled down at Yugi.
"Hello there little guy are your parents home?" The man said from outside. Yugi cocked his head to the side looking confused. The man's smiled grew. "I have this package to give to a Yami Moto. Is that your dad?"
"Yami?" Yugi asked.
"Yes Yami. Is he here?" Yugi heard a door open and some one run out of the room. Yugi turned around. Alas came down stairs. Yugi pointed through the window at the man. Alas smiled.
"Yes Yugi that's the delivery guy." Alas said walking over. She opened the door and smiled.
"What a cute little boy you got." The man said smiling at Yugi. Yugi eeped and hid behind the couch. He slowly poked his head out and saw they were watching him making him hide again. The man chuckled.
"Thank you." Alas said smiling.
"This is for a Yami Moto." She nodded.
"Yes he is upstairs. Hold on." Alas turned around and cupped her hands to her mouth. "YAMI GET DOWN HERE!"
"What are you trying to do wake up Yugi?" Yami said walking own the stairs.
"Yugi is already awake. He's hiding some where." Yami looked around.
"Really?"
"Yes and you can find him in a sec just sign this so this man can get on with his life." Alas said smiling. Yami chuckled and walked over to him. Yami signed the papers and the man handed him his package.
"Thank you sir have a nice day." The man said turning to leave. Yami set the package down and looked around the living room.
"Yugi?" Yami looked behind the couch but there was no one there. "Now where did he get to?" Alas smiled and looked also.
Yugi smiled from his hiding place. He saw a break for the back door and ran towards it. He quietly opened it and exited the house. Yugi looked around the back yard. Yami was right the back yard was big. He walked out towards the middle of the yard and looked around. He ran over to a tree that was next to the neighbor's fence. He smiled to himself as he soaked in the fresh clean air. All peacefulness and calmness was abruptly stopped at the sound of the neighbor's dog. He ran up to Yugi and stopped at the fence that separated the yards and started to bark really loud. Yugi screamed and ran away.
"No! AHHHH!" Yugi ran into a shed scratching his cheek. Yugi fell to the ground but another bark snapped him back on his feet. Yugi ran behind the shed and crawled up in a ball. Tears making there way down his cheeks stinging the cut on his face.
Yami heard the scream and was making his way down stairs where he was previously looking for the boy. Alas was right behind Yami. Yami opened the back door and saw the dog barking but no Yugi.
"Yugi! Where are you!" Yami asked panicked. Yugi heard Yami but was too frightened to move or speak. He just crawled up tighter crying harder. Yami heard the cries and ran over to the shed. He saw Yugi crawled up in a ball, sobs wracking his tiny body. "Yugi...shhh...I'm here." Alas was right behind him and gasped when she saw Yugi.
Yami sat down next to Yugi but every time Yami would try and touch Yugi he'd just flinch away. Yami's heart shattered as he watched this small boy.
"Yugi...Come here." Yugi continued to cry. Yami lifted him and held Yugi. Yugi tried to escape Yami's strong hold but it was in vain. Yugi's voice grew raspy as he screamed louder. Yami held Yugi close and picked him up and carried him inside. Yugi's cries grew louder. He started to convulse with terror. Yami knew he had to calm down Yugi.
"What are we going to do Yami?"
"I don't know I'm thinking." Yami laid Yugi down on the couch. "Can you get me a cool wet rag?" Alas nodded and ran off to get it. "Shhh...It's ok." Yami started to rub soothing circles on Yugi's stomach.
Alas handed Yami the rag. Yami gently whiped away Yugi's tears trying to cool his face. Yugi started to calm down and the cries slowly diminished into hiccupy breaths.
"Would you like a drink?" Yugi looked over at Alas. Then he slowly nodded. She smiled and left to get him one. Yami continued to whip Yugi face.
"Are you feeling better?" Yugi slowly nodded. Yami smiled at the boy. Alas came back with the water and handed it to Yami. "Here." Yami said helping Yugi sit up. Yugi used both of his hands to grasp the cool cup. He lifted it to his mouth and drank thirstily.
Yami set the cup away as Yugi finished it. Yugi was now taking slow and deep breaths. Yugi was still laying against Yami chest. Yugi sniffled and whiped his face with the back of his tiny hand. Yami and Alas smiled.
"You ok?" Yugi nodded with out looking up. Yami carefully lifted Yugi. Yugi rested his head on Yami shoulder and gripped his shirt. Yami carried Yugi upstairs and into the guest room. "Here Yugi this is for you." Yugi didn't look up he just hid his head in Yami's clothing. Yami smiled sadly. He sat on the bed carefully turning Yugi to sit on his lap. "I guess all that action really wore you out didn't it?" Yugi nodded sleepily. Yami smiled and laid Yugi in his bed. "This is your bed. This is your room. Tomorrow or sometime we can go out and buy paint and paint the room what ever color you want. Ok?" Yugi nodded smiling slightly. Yami smiled slightly and kissed Yugi on the cheek. "Good night Yugi you've had a long day."
Yugi watched as Yami left the room then he pulled the covers up and looked around the room. 'This is mine?' Yugi thought before he drifted off to sleep.
Yami sighed as he made his way down stairs. Alas came up behind him.
"What happened?" Yami sighed.
"I don't know what wrong. I wish he would tell me." Alas smiled. Yami walked over to the couch and sat down.
"This is all still new to him. Give it time. I'm sure he'll open up. We don't even know what happened to him. Is there going to be some trial for them or something?" Yami shrugged.
"I don't know. I haven't gotten any word on this. I hope they do because what they did to Yugi is irreversible. Let's just hope time heals all wounds." Alas nodded and yawned.
"Let go to bed. We'll deal with this tomorrow." Yami nodded and followed Alas up the stairs. Alas went to her room and when she passed Yugi's room she peeked in. She smiled as she saw Yugi sound asleep. "Good night little one."
What do you think? I know it's taking me a while but plez be patient with this and all my stories. Hope you enjoyed it. PLEZ R&R THANX! And thanx to Chetra-Card for the poem 'Snow'
