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!WARNING: This chapter will have some abuse, torture, blood, and minor rape scenes: You have been warned

Chapter Nine

Joey woke up again and this time he was tied to a bed and was naked expect for the sheet that covered his body. He hurt all over. The sheet moved over his beaten chest and that intensified the pain through out his body. He wanted to die before his father came back into the room. He was mad at himself because he left the safety of Seto's manor, but he had to leave in order to kept Seto and Mokuba safe. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the door open and a pair of footsteps that headed to the bed.

Jason was big bliss. He walked into the room and saw his pathetic son all tied up ready for him. He walked over to the bed and started to taunt his son and he knew that if he could break his so for good Joey would never leave again and he would have a body that he could use when ever he needed to.

"Joey, you ready for what's to come?" Jason asked as his hands traveled up Joey's legs and stopped right below his crotch.

"-------" Joey said nothing. He never looked at his father either, but tears fell from his face. He knew what was to come and he was never ready for it but that wouldn't stop his father from taking it. This was going to be his life now this is what he chose when he left Seto's house. Joey knew that pleading and begging wouldn't stop his father so he didn't even try.

Jason took Joey's silence as a sign as defeat and began to groped his son. Joey didn't even fight or try to wiggle away from his touch. Jason was excited that his son was now his to so what he wanted with him. He pulled off the sheet and Joey let out a gasped because of the cool air that his beaten and bruised chest. Jason saw this and allowed his had to travel up to his art work that he placed on his son's chest. Tears fell from Joey's face because of the pain.

"You are so beautiful when you shed tears. Did that Kaiba boy see you cry and if he did, did he become as hard as I am right now?" Jason said as he stood up and started to get ready to play with his son.

(A/N: I'm not going too far into details of what Jason does to Joey, but it isn't pretty)

(Scene Change: Tristan walking to Jason's House)

Tristan hated that the others knew that he had an alliance with Jason, but he loved Joey and he had to get him away from Kaiba. He didn't think that Jason would hurt Joey. He never saw a scratch on Joey so started to wonder if Seto had planted the idea of abuse into Joey's head. Then he thought back as he and Joey grew up he had never seen Joey without a shirt on. Joey had never swum in P.E. or anywhere. Maybe Jason did hurt his son and making a pact with him was a bad idea and plus Jason did stalk Mokuba that had nothing to do with Joey at all. Tristan hated Kaiba because he had Joey's love but Mokuba was innocence so why did Jason go after him. To Joey out in the open, he was so stupid and now his friend was out and alone in the city with a sick man looking for him. Tristan sped up his pace as he walked to Joey's. What he didn't know was that he was being followed by a trio.

The Yamis kept their distant but they never lost Tristan. He was going to lead them to the thing that Joey called 'dad' and they would make that man pay because of what he did to Joey. Yami wanted to hurt him most of all because he knew what had happen to Joey from their talk the other day. Yami could not believe that Tristan, Joey's best friend, would betray Joey by taking sides with his father. The Yamis kept their distant as the followed the traitor Tristan to Joey's house.

(Scene Change: Kaiba Manor)

Seto was pacing in his study. The Yamis thought it would be a bad idea if he came along because he would probably flip his lid if he ever came across Joey's father. He knew that they were right, but he needed to do something. It was his fault that his puppy found that damn letter. Seto kept pacing until he heard the door open and his brother's head pop in.

"You're going to wear out your carpet if you don't stop." Mokuba said as he came in the room followed by Yugi, Ryou and Malik. They were all concerned about Joey and they worried about how Seto was dealing with the situation.

"Mokuba now is not a good time, please go away." Seto tried to be calm with his little brother but his thoughts were all about Joey and the pain that he was going through right now. For some reason he could feel Joey dying inside and that made him want to punch out the wall.

"Seto you need to calm down. You're not going to be any good to Joey if you don't take care of yourself. Please come down stairs with us and have some lunch. You need to eat."

"I'm not hungry." He said hoping that could chase Mokuba and the others away.

"You have to eat, so will you eat down stairs or will we have to bring the food up here and force feed you. Remember that there is four of us and only one of you." Mokuba said. He was trying to help his brother through his pain.

"Okay, if I come down stairs and eat will you leave alone for a while?" Seto asked. He didn't want to sound bitter, but his thoughts kept traveling back to Joey. He hoped that Mokuba would understand that he needed time to himself to work this out by himself.

"Yes. If you come down stairs right now and have lunch we'll leave you alone till' dinner, but you have to come down stairs now." Mokuba said. He knew that Seto needed time to himself so he would leave him only if ate. Seto needed to keep up his strength if he wanted to be there for Joey. Mokuba hoped that soon the Yamis would find Joey and bring him home so that he would be safe and that Seto could calm down. It hurt him to see his brother so upset and this reminded him about the time Pegasus kidnapped him and he knew that Seto probably went through the same agonizing pain that he was going through now.

Kaiba headed downstairs. He followed his brother and the others downstairs to the kitchen. He would eat then go back up stairs to pace and worry until Joey was safe and back in his arms. He would not stop worrying until his puppy was safe and back home.

(Scene Change: The Wheeler Resident)

Joey woke up again and he was still tied to the bed and his father was in the shower washing off the remains of both his and his son's bodily fluids. Joey couldn't think any more. He didn't care anymore and he closed his eyes and waited for the next round and the one after that. He was now just a shell all life in him was draining away. He hoped that death would come soon. Then the shower turned off and Jason came out with the towel around his waist and walked over to the bed.

"You still awake?" he questioned his son. Joey didn't answer he just kept his closed. "I know that you are not asleep so you better have those eyes open by the time I get changed or else." He then exited the room to go to his to change his clothes.

/Yeah like you could hurt me more then you have already/ Joey thought. His father could do what he wanted to his body, but right now he wanted to sleep and if his father didn't like that well he could screw himself. He allowed his body to relax and he began to drift off to sleep and he didn't hear the door open. Jason saw that Joey was still pretending to be asleep. He left the room and when he came back in Joey would be in a world of pain

Tristan made it to the door and he rang the door bell, but there was no answer. He knocked on the door and waited for a few minutes, that when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around to see the Yamis behind him.

"Why are you following me here?" He asked.

"Do you really have to ask us that question?" Marik asked. He looked at Tristan. He wanted to hurt him so bad to make him scream and about that time a scream came out of the house.

"What the hell was that?" Bakura asked.

"That was Joey. We need to get in there right now." Yami said. He backed up and kicked the door in. "Bakura you come with me, Marik watch Tristan he is still in hot water with all of us. Tristan you better hope that Joey is not hurt to bad or well you don't want to know what three crazed out and upset Yamis can do to a mortal."

"Wait a minute Joey is my friend and if he's being hurt I want to help him out. Please Yami-"

"Don't even start that friendship bullshit," Marik interrupted him, "you a part of this. You two go and I'll keep an eye on this traitor."

Yami and Bakura ran into the house to find Joey. At that moment Jason drew back the sludge hammer that had crushed his son's right arm. He was sick and tired of his son not doing what was told of him to do. He didn't hear the door bell, the knock, or the front door being kicked since he was enjoying torturing his son and Joey's screams also tuned out the noises.

Yami and Bakura made their way upstairs they were following the screams. They were coming from the room that was labeled: Joey's Room Kept OUT! They both stood back and kicked the door, but neither of them were ready for what they saw. There was Joey's dad with his back to them with a sludge hammer in his hands and he was about to slam it down on Joey's arm again. Yami had seen enough. He walked into the room. He steps made the floor creak. Jason turned around and he raised the hammer at Yami, but before he could strike him Yami yelled "Mind crush" and Jason hit the ground as his mind was sent to the shadow realm.

Both Yami and Bakura gently untied Joey from the bed. He looked up at them his eyes were full of pain, fear and shame as well. He was relived that someone had come to save him, but why them. They were going to see what he had been hiding for years. Yami had a somewhat understanding of what Joey has been through but he wasn't ready to see this. Both him and Bakura wrapped Joey's broken body with a clean sheet that Bakura found in a dresser drawn near the night stand. Joey was bruised all over; the whip marks were infected and puffy. Some had re-opened and bleeding a little, his right arm was crushed and there were signs of rape since he was bleeding from his anus. Once his body was covered Yami picked Joey up and cradled him in his arms. Bakura went downstairs and called Seto telling him that they found Joey, but he medical attention right away. Yami carefully walked down with Joey in his arms and sat on the couch and rocked Joey in his arms. Joey fell asleep knowing that he saw finally safe.

Marik and Tristan were both shocked to see Joey, and Tristan felt the cold stares from the Yamis and he knew he was done for. He just sat in a chair that was in the kitchen and would look up to see Joey in Yami arms like it was a dream and he would see his friend but every time all he saw was a broken boy and he knew that he was part of the reason his friend was broken. Bakura decide to wait outside to wait for the medical team that due there any minute. He knew that Kaiba would send them over the minute he got off the phone with him.

(Scene Change: The Medical Team Heading to Joey's)

Seto was with the medical team that was sent to Joey's house. He knew that he was in bad shape if he needed medical attention now. He was happy that Joey was found but what had he gone through. All he knows was that Joey's dad was hurting him and Yami sent him to the shadow realm and Joey needs medical attention but that was it. It seemed like an eternity to get there and once there Bakura took him aside and would not let him into the house.

"Bakura let me go right now!" Kaiba yelled.

"Listen Kaiba I've seen Joey and right now you don't need to see him because you'll flip you're lid and that is something that he doesn't need right now. Please do us all a favor and meet him at the hospital. They'll get him stable before you have to see him. Yami will go with him. He'll make sure that Joey will be alright."

Kaiba looked into Bakura's eyes and saw that they were pleading for him not to enter that house. He knew if Bakura was that shaken upon seeing Joey he knew that he would flip his lid if he saw him in that condition. He nodded and he watched as Joey was being wheeled out of the house and Yami followed them to the ambulance that was taking Joey to the medical center located inside Kaiba Corp. There Joey would get the best care.

Then Marik came out followed by Tristan and Kaiba saw red. He attacked Tristan he was going to kill him. He was the one that cause this mess. He told Joey's dad where he was and that bastard got to Joey and chased him back to this house. Joey was hurt because Tristan was jealous of him. Seto would make him pay. Marik and Bakura pulled him off of Tristan and into one on the cars that followed Kaiba to Joey's. They told the driver to follow the ambulance. The driver nodded and it followed the ambulance.

Tristan got himself off the ground and walked home. He knew at that minute he was no longer a friend to the group, hell he wasn't his own friend anymore. He could not believe what he had down and to his own friend one that he thought that he loved. He knew that Joey would find out about the part he played in his abuse that he father had poured upon him. He just walked home with those thoughts running through his mind.

(Scene Change: The Medical Center)

Joey was in surgery for about three hours. The doctor came out and asked who in the waiting room was there for Joseph Wheeler and eight people stood up. He then asked if any were kin. Seto told the doctor who he was and that Joey dad was dead and he was staying with him. The doctor told him that Joey was badly injured. The whip marks were infected and all had to be lanced and cleaned. His arm could be fixed but it would take time. What bothers him was the rape because he was ripped badly and bled out and his body was trying to heal with limited blood storage. They were giving him blood transfusions. They also were going to heavily sedate him so he body would heal in sleep and in about two days he would wake up. Seto asked if he could stay with Joey because he didn't want him to wake up by himself. The doctor allowed him but no one else. Yami and Yugi said that they would take Mokuba back to the Kame Shop.

Seto nodded. He hugged Mokuba and he followed the doctor back to Joey's room. He saw him and he looked so pale. He was glad that Joey was back but not like this. He would make it his life mission to kill Tristan for the role that he played in his puppy pain. He sat down in the chair next to the bed and waited for Joey to wake up. He fell asleep in that chair holding Joey's hand and a small smile spread across both of their faces neither of them knew it but they felt it.

A/N: Please don't hate me about this chapter. There are a couple more chapters and in those Joey will get better and Tristan will get his in the end.

Next Chapter: Joey wakes up and learns to deal with the pain of his wounds and finding out that one of his friends is a traitor. I think we all know who that is.

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