Zypher: Well, I had some time on my hands so I thought about starting up with the next chapter to Unwanted, Unloved. Enjoy.

Unwanted, Unloved

Chapter 2

Yugi hit the wall of the alley harshly, his attackers looking down upon him with angry gleams in their eyes. "You will pay for running away, Yugi. No one will come to help you, making it all the more better for us." One said and Yugi whimpered, closing his eyes. They may say no one is coming to help him but he knew Yami and Aqua may be worried and is coming to find him. 'Please, let them find me.' he thought silently before the beating started.

They ran through the darkened streets, hoping to find Yugi soon. 'Something is wrong and I do not take to it lightly. Blood will be spilt and this will determine if the boy is true to his word.' Yami thought as they came up to the alley where Yugi and his attackers were. They walked inside, keeping themselves well hidden in the shadows.

"What do you think, boys? Do you think he had enough of a beating?" One said. "I don't think so. I think he deserves something much worse." Another said as he walked closer to Yugi and was about to undress him from his tattered clothing but backed away, screaming bloody murder and holding his arm where his hand was ripped clean off. Yami stood in front of Yugi, growling, the bloody hand clenched in his jaws.

"What the..." One whispered. "It's a demon." The other said. "Who cares what it is! There's one of it and five of us! We can take it now make it pay!" The guy with the missing hand shouted and the others nodded, coming at Yami, weapons drawn. He threw away the hand before attacking. Screams ripped through the alley as Yami attacked, Aqua coming in when they least expected. Blood spilt everywhere, bones cracking and flesh torn off from mutilated bodies.

Only one was left and that was the guy with the missing hand. He looked to them fearfully, knowing there was no way he could fight them one handed and no weapons. Yami hissed and lunged at him, giving him no time to react. He ripped off his arms, using his tail to snap his legs clean off and gulped down his body whole. Aqua devoured the legs and arms before turning to Yugi. He watched the whole thing, fascinated and slightly scared. 'But they trust me. If they think I'm scared of them, they will go back to that horrid cave and live a life alone again.' Yugi thought as he got up.

With a slight limp, he walked over to Aqua and smiled. "Thank you for helping me. I thought they would have done something horrible if you two didn't come." Yugi said. Aqua smiled and nuzzled him. Yami walked over as well and picked him up gently before flying off, Aqua right behind him. 'Now we do know you are true to you word little one and we both hope you will never leave us alone.' Yami thought.

When they got back to the game shop, Yugi went to clean up his wounds and get rid of his tattered clothing. Yami stood beside him, watching quietly. "You must be wondering why I was out so late without you two knowing." Yugi said and he nodded. "Well, I thought about yours names. I would have gave you two one but I would felt more satisfied if I knew your true names so I went back to the cave and went to look through to see if I could find them. And I did. So I'm taking and guess and say your name is Yami, right?" he said and he nodded.

After he wrapped the last wound, he walked over to him and hugged him. "I'm glad you trust me, Yami. I don't want you or Aqua to hate me or anyone close to me. Will you do that for me?" Yugi asked, looking up to him. He thought about it for a while and Yugi started to worry that they still feel that people would hate them but he smiled when he saw Yami nod. "Thank you. Now how about we get to bed, it's still late and we've been out for a while." Yugi said, taking a damp cloth and wiped away the blood from Yami's snout before heading back to their shared room.

The next day, Yugi woke up and smiled at the peaceful expression Yami and Aqua had and got up quietly. 'I'll make them the best breakfast they ever had.' Yugi thought as he headed downstairs and got started. When he was close to getting done, he heard Yami and Aqua come downstairs and smiled.

"Good morning you two. I'll have your breakfast ready in a minute." Yugi said and they nodded as they sat like obedient puppies. When he was done, he placed the food onto two plates and set them in front of Yami and Aqua and watched them eat before making his own plate and ate his breakfast as well.

Once they were done, Yugi looked to them. "Now, what should we do today?" Yugi asked them. Yami thought about it before he got up, tugging at Yugi's shirt. Yugi followed him and they stopped by the door. "You two want to go outside?" he asked and they nodded. Yugi nodded as well, knowing this may show people that they are harmless. "Ok then, let's go. Maybe while we're out, I can find you two some collars so people will know who you are." Yugi said and they nodded once more as they left the shop.

Later on, they stopped by a pet shop. "Ok, maybe not the best idea but I can't think of another place where we can get collars to fit around your neck." Yugi said with a small laugh and went inside, Yami and Aqua following behind him. The cashier looked up and saw the two demons and looked down to him.

"Well, hello there. What can I do you for?" The person asked. "Well, I don't want to scare you or anything but I want to get some collars that can fit around their necks." Yugi said. He walked away from the counter and looked to them. "Ah, so you found Yami and Aqua." he said and Yugi looked to him, shocked.

"How do you know about them?" Yugi asked. "I happened to be the person that cared for them long ago. I brought them to the village that shunned and exiled them from Egypt cause I couldn't keep them in my care for long. They were living a good life there before something happened and the people blamed on them.

"I tried to get there to stop this madness but they already sent Yami and Aqua away. I demanded for them to change their minds but they didn't listen and after that day, I tried to look for them everywhere but to no luck." the man said. "But if you took care of them, how can you still be alive? Wouldn't you be dead?" he asked again.

"Yes, that is true but I am not human," he said, leading them into the back of the shop. There, he changed forms. He was now a turquoise, two headed dragon. The right head lowered down to Yugi. "We are a dragon." he said quietly. Yugi was astounded to see him. "I never would've thought. They never mentioned anything about you in their hieroglyphics, only the pain and suffering they went through. Their inability to speak makes it worse." Yugi said sadly.

The dragon sat on his haunches and place a claw on Yugi's shoulder. "They don't talk because they don't remember how to. We taught them and they learned well. But when the problem arise from the village and they were sent away, they never spoke to anyone else. They only way they speak properly is through thought and you don't have to ability to speak to them like that yet. But since they put their trust in you, you are the only one that can teach them to speak again and learn the ability as well." The left head explained.

Yugi nodded and Yami nuzzled him lightly. "I have a feeling they care for you more than that, though." The right said once more. "How so?" Yugi asked. Aqua looked up quietly and with a soft voice, he spoke. "Because Aqua and Yami never felt this way throughout life. You save us and we like that. We care for you and think we love you well." Yugi smiled, hearing him speak and nodded. "I felt the same as well and not just the fact that I felt you two deserve more than living a life of silence and solitude." Yugi said.

Yami nuzzled him again and the two headed dragon smiled. "I thank you for taking care of them. Now that this is taken care of, we would gladly like to know your name." The left said. "I'm Yugi, what's yours?" "I'm Varn and he's Chailen. It's nice to meet someone as caring as you, Yugi. Now, how about we get those collars." Varn said as they walked over to a small cabinet. He opened it and pulled out two broad collars.

One had Yami's name on it while the other had Aqua's. "These were their old collars they wore before they left Egypt. When Varn and I were looking for them, they must've dropped off near the coast of Japan. That's why we set this shop up just in case they were found or were exploring the city." Chailen said as he handed the two collars to Yugi.

Yugi nodded and walked over to Yami, placing the ruby studded collar around his neck. Aqua walked over as well and he placed the aquamarine studded collar around his neck. "There, that's alot better." Yugi said with a smile and turned back to Varn and Chailen. "Thank you for your help. I was worried that you would've been afraid of them if you were truly human." he said.

"It was nothing. We are happy that Yami and Aqua found a new home. With your help, they may start to trust some people again." Varn said, both he and Chailen becoming human once more. The only way you could tell that they were two people, or a dragon for that matter, was that the left eye was gold and the right silver.

They left out the back room and Varn gave Yami and Aqua a small hug. "I hope to see you two again one day." he said. "Do not worry, we come back one day." Aqua said and he nodded as he pat his head. "Well, you two better be going now. You are always welcomed back Yugi." Chailen said through the man and he nodded.

"Like Aqua said, we will come back one day." Yugi said as he, Yami and Aqua left out the pet shop. "Well, that was nice. At least we found someone from your past to help us out when we need it." Yugi said. Aqua nodded. "But we want Yugi help more. We like Yugi and we want help him as much we can." Aqua said and he blushed slightly but nodded.

"Don't worry, I will help you both. First thing I need to do is teach you how to speak properly." he said. Yami nodded. "We do best to make Yugi's teaching easier." Yami said and purred when Yugi pat his head.

Zypher: There. That's all for this chapter. Now everyone go yay for Yami and Aqua. They know how to speak now. Yes, their speaking isn't that great but it will get better overtime. Anyways, please review everyone.

Note: Varn is the left head and Chailen is the right head if you happen to not know which head was who when they are in their two headed dragon form.