Chapter 8

He Can Only Fool Himself For So Long

Yugi felt something warm on his hand as he slowly emerged from his sleep. Moaning softly he tried to turn to his side but found he couldn't. He jerked his left arm but something was holding it firmly down. Panicking, he quickly opened his eyes and tried to get up. A groan next him forced him to go limp and squeeze his eyes shut. Expecting to be hit Yugi went tense.

"Yugi?" The familiar and unthreatening voice made him relax slightly. Slowly he opened one eye and looked into Yami's worried crimson eyes. The boy sighed and opened his other eye. Then he resumed his struggle with the restraints. "Don't move. You'll hurt yourself."

"Get me the fuck out of these!" Yugi struggled to get them to release him but all efforts proved to be in vain.

"I can't Yugi."

"Yes you can! Just pull them off!" Yugi looked furious at the thought of being restrained and frightened at the thought of not being able to escape. "Please." Yugi whispered so softly Yami had to strain to hear. "I-I don't like to be restrained...I don't like when people don't allow me a way out!" Yugi struggled harder. 'What is going through the boy's mind? Did some one do this to him before but harm him while being restrained?'

"Ok. Ok. Shh...I'll go ask a doctor." Yami said as he quickly stood up.

"No!" The man abruptly stopped from his path to the door.

"What's wrong?" Yugi didn't say anything but looked deeply into his blood red eyes. He could see the fear so clearly. It intensified when Yami was about to leave. Yugi dragged his eyes down and looked away. 'He doesn't want to be left alone.' Yami thought. Yami smiled and slowly walked back to his spot beside the boy's bed. "Ok then we'll just wait until one come to inspect you. Do you want to watch TV?" Yugi looked at the tri haired man as though he had grown an extra head. Yami picked up the remote and turned on the TV. "What station do you like?"

"I don't watch TV." Yugi said now looking at the TV. Yami was shocked. This was the first time that he used his 'real' voice. Full of curiosity and wonder, in other words a child's voice. He always talked in a monotone or yelled. "Don't you have class?" Smiling Yami turned to Yugi.

"It's Saturday." The tri haired boy just mutely nodded. "Do you want me to leave?" Yugi lowered his head and slightly shook his head. Yami reached down and touched the boy's chin to lift it, but the boy quickly jerked away and gave a shout in surprise. "I'm so sorry Yugi. I'll back off." The man said retuning to his seat with the boy's curious eyes following his every move. 'I have to remember that he's restrained and I'm sure he doesn't want to be touched.' Yami said mentally slapping himself.

"You're weird." Yugi muttered. The man softly chuckled when a nurse entered the room. (Not the one from last chappie!)

"Well it seems we are all in high spirits today." She said cheerfully. Walking over to the boy Yami noticed the boy tense back up. Yugi glared at the nurse and wished he could pull away from her touch. He bit his lip and turned his head, squeezing his eyes shut, and waited for her to finish. "You need to relax." The boy refused to be unprepared for her to hit him. "It's ok I'm not going to hurt you." That set Yugi off.

"No! You god damn bitch! Let the fuck go of me!" Yugi tried to reach her so he could inflict pain on her. "God damn it! Get off me!"

"It seems you're still fired up. Are we going to have to use some more sedatives to check you over?" When what she said registered in his brain Yugi stopped.

"Don't touch me." He growled out. "And let me out of these fucking things!"

"I don't think you're ready for that yet." Suddenly Yugi's eyes dilated and his head fell against his chest. His breaths came out erratic and his eyes looked glazed over.

"What happened!" Yami shouted as he ran over. She checked his pulse.

"I think he might have gone into shock." She said calmly.

"Help him!"

"I'm not taking him off the restraints. He's not stable enough-"

"He needs help! Just untie him!"

"No! Now let me do my job!" Yami stood back and waited until she left. The man quickly lifted the boy's chin. He was unresponsive.

"Yugi can you hear me?" No response. Yami reached down and undid Yugi's right hand then over and undid his left. Then walked down and undid his feet. There was no change. Yami lifted the boy off the bed and sat him on the edge so his legs dangled over. "Yugi." No response. "Look Yugi. You're not tied down any more. You're not restrained. You're ok." Yami pulled the boy into a hug and held him. "Please Yugi. You're scaring me." Yugi blinked and gave a soft moan. "Yugi?" He pulled back. The boy raised his head and looked into Yami's eyes. Then he drifted his gaze down to his wrists. "Are you ok?"

"What happened?"

"The nurse said you went into shock."

"Oh." Yugi studied the room for a second. "You let me go?"

"Ya. I won't tell if you won't." He could have sworn there was a ghost of a smile on the boy's face.

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