Thanks guys for reviewing! Let's see Yami's side of the story now and find out what his life is like. This chapter is set the same day as the first chapter.

Just for your information Yami is 18, Yugi is 17, Yami's sister is 13, and Bakura is also 18. And you all know Leo is 3.

There's something wrong with Yami, but what is it?

Take it to the Streets

Chapter 2 – Brotherly Love

Yami sat on the park bench completely away in a dream. It was much better than real life anyway. You wouldn't think it on the outside by his blank and tired expression but he was worried sick. His mad father had taken his sister out again, saying he was taking her to the fair. It was bullshit, the whole lot of it. He knew fine well she wasn't being taken there, he was just feeling frustrated so he needed cooling off.

He felt his swollen cheek and growled. Punched for protecting her, his little sister from being…used. Every other brother would have been praised for protecting their siblings, but not him. He'd tried to stop him from taking her but just got a beating as usual. It wasn't fair, why them? Why did God hate them so much? Looking towards the nearby road he saw a car speed past. He wasn't too fond of vehicles, for a certain reason…

Because him and his sister were rich they didn't have many friends, people thought that, because they were from the posh part of town, they were stuck up. But they were far from it. For as long as he could remember they both had been living in fear. Their mother had died after giving birth to his sister, she had been ill before that and having a baby had been too much for her body to take. It always upset him because he was never told exactly what had been wrong with her.

After that it was him that had practically raised her; their father had become the drunken ass that he was before getting married. It was always Yami that he targeted his anger towards but as his sister grew he drew towards her as well. Yami would try as best he could to focus his dad's attention on just him but it didn't always work. And now she suffered as well.

He looked at his watch – 6pm. They would be home now! Leaping from the bench he ran the three blocks back to his large home. The driveway was empty and all the lights were off. Approaching the front door he turned the handle and slowly pushed it open. He turned the hall light on and shut the door quietly behind him. He was scared to call out into the seemingly empty house but he was dying to hear his sister's voice.

"Yai? Yai, baby, you here?"

His heart sank when there was no answer. He took off his coat and placed it on the hook before entering the living room. His face screwed up at the strong smell of alcohol that flew in the air. He silently began to clean the room of the empty and half empty beer cans and wine bottles. If he didn't live here this place would have gone to the dogs a long time ago. The second he had finished he heard a car pull up and doors slam.

He quickly went into the hall as the door opened and a small girl was flung onto the floor, a hard looking man entering after. "I'm going out tonight so this place better be clean and you two in bed by the time I come back"

He left them like always, slamming the door behind him. The girl on the floor pushed herself up, tears flowing from her eyes that were taken from her brother. She was, in fact, the female version of her brother. If there wasn't a five year gap between them you would have thought they were twins. Her beautiful violet hair had blonde tips apart from a few full blonde streaks at the sides of her face.

Yami dropped to his knees and pulled her into a bone crushing hug. He, too, began to cry. "I'm so sorry Yai, I really am"

"I-It's not y-your fault"

She sounded so tired and worn out. He pulled away and gently lifted her head up. "What happened?"

She just shook her head and looked away. Without another thought he picked her up and carried her upstairs. Being born three months premature made her really small for her age. She knew where he was taking her and sure enough they entered the bathroom. He placed her down on her feet and began to run a bath. Yai watched him leave and come back with her nightgown.

"Give yourself a good wash, all right?"

She nodded and gave him one last hug before he left her. Yami went downstairs and cleaned up the other rooms. It was going to be a long night.

Yami shifted in his sleep as loud banging was heard. He sat up, realising he'd fallen asleep in the living room. Looking at the clock it read 3am, just great. What was that anyway?

Sitting up he listened for where the banging was coming from…the kitchen. Cautiously he made his way down the hall and peered around the door. His dad was banging a bottle on the edge of the table, obviously trying to open it. Not wanting to be seen he slowly backed away but stood on a creaky floorboard. What are the odds?

"Yami? You better not be out of bed"

The boy didn't answer and kept slowly backing back down the hall towards the stairs. "YAMI!" His dad suddenly appeared in the doorway and growled. "Little shit answer me!"

Don't let him throw you. Don't fall backwards or you're done for…

Yami turned and made a run for it up the stairs but his dad wasn't about to agree to that. He ran after him and grabbed the teen's ankle causing him to fall forward. "I'm not done with you" He pulled the teen by his ankles and threw him to the ground so he landed hard on his back. His dad smirked at the painful expression on his son's face. "Aww, did I hurt you?"

Fuck, fuck, fuck…it h-hurts…

"Get up! Oh wait, you can't"

Yami just glared as his dad laughed. It wasn't the pain that was bothering him it was the fact he couldn't move. He couldn't move anything but his arms and that was a problem. His dad was circling him like a lion would its prey, but lions didn't play about with their food…

"Life sucks doesn't it?" That evil laugh filled the air. The older man knelt down and gently stroked the boy's cheek. "Who knew I could have had such a beautiful child"

"D-don't e-even try it"

"Aww, but its fun"

He slowly hovered above the teen and brought their faces closer. Yami closed his eyes and turned his head away, feeling unwanted hands glide down his chest.

"NO! Leave him alone!"

Both heads turned and looked to the top of the stairs. Yami's heart skipped a beat. "Yai! Get back in your room now!" His little sister was standing in her nightgown, a look of anger and fear on her face.

"Leave my brother alone!" She was ignoring him. All she cared about was getting her father away from her vulnerable brother. Yami felt the body lift from above him and watched in horror as his father slowly walked to the stairs. Yai gasped and took a step back.

"That's right Yai, listen to your brother" He started to ascend the stairs.

"NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!"

But it seemed his voice was unheard as he carried on making his way towards the small girl. Yai looked down to her other half. "Yai run! I'll be fine, don't let him get you!"

Tears fell from her eyes as she looked back at her dad. The message got through as she ran back to her bedroom. Hearing heavy footsteps follow she locked the door and screamed as banging came from the other side. "Yai sweetheart, open up. It's daddy"

She shook her head and walked backwards, falling onto her bed. She grabbed her dressing gown and quickly put it on before running to the window. She opened it and carefully climbed onto the roof that was below her. Taking one last look to make sure he was still at her door she made her way round to another window.

Quietly opening it she climbed into her brother's room, knowing exactly what she was looking for. She tiptoed over to the small bedside cabinet and opened the top drawer.

Where is it? Where is it? It's got to be here…AHA!

With a small smile she pulled out a small bottle of white pills. She had to get these to her brother fast. Placing them in her pocket she tiptoed again to the window and, this time, climbed down the tree. Yami had a large tree right outside his window, very handy for escaping groundings.

Without a sound she landed on the soft grass and ran round to the front door. She listened for a second before very slowly turning the handle and pushing it open. She peered inside and saw her brother still lying on the floor but looking at her with a small smile. Yai could hear her dad still banging at her bedroom door upstairs.

Yai quietly closed the door and made her way over to Yami. Pulling out the bottle she took out two pills and placed them in Yami's mouth, watching him swallow them. "Thanks Yai"

She lay down and rested her head on his chest. "Yami I'm scared"

"I know, just be quiet, but if he moves away you've got to hide OK?" He felt her nod and then they fell silent still hearing the banging. After a few minutes Yami shifted making Yai sit up. She watched as he slowly pushed himself in a sitting position. "Help me stand" he whispered.

She grabbed one of his arms and pulled him up with slight difficulty, him being bigger and all. Once he was on his feet he took her hand and led her to the kitchen and through another door. They entered a dark, cold room but by the smell of oil Yai knew it was the garage. They kept their second car in here and both climbed into the back seat gently shutting the door.

"Yam, what if her finds us?"

"Ssh, he won't. I promise"

She crawled over and snuggled up to him for warmth. He placed his arms around her and shut his eyes. This is what they were reduced to – sleeping in the back seat of a car to hide from their own father. Was life really that cruel? No one could be in a worse situation than them could they?

He felt his sister's breathing fall into a pattern and knew she'd fallen asleep. Relaxing himself he also tried to fall asleep, into a peaceful world. A world without fear or pain. Where he could be the normal teen he should have been for all these years.