Hey guys here's chapter 3 of changed! R&R!
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Chapter 3: The Harassment
"I don't understand what's gotten into you Yugi! You don't fight!" Solomon yelled as they walked into the house. "I to close the shop early on top of it!" Yugi walked in and threw his bag down. He plopped in the couch with his arms crossed over his chest. Solomon sat in the chair. "Do you care to explain yourself?"
"No." Yugi muttered.
"No? Why not?" Solomon asked.
"Because I don't want to!" Yugi yelled.
"Then go to your room! You are way beyond grounded! I don't want to find you downstairs until I call for dinner!" Solomon yelled standing and pointing at the stairs.
"Fine! I don't want to be down here anyways!" Yugi yelled before he ran upstairs. He went in his room and slammed the door.
Solomon sighed as he put a hand on his forehead. "Oh Yugi, I wish you'd let me help."
"Ugh! I'm so done with this shit! I'm fucking done! Everything was fine until Atem got here! why did he have to come!?" Yugi yelled as his phone started ringing. He pulled it out of his pocket. He found it was Ryou calling which meant it was both Ryou and Malik.
He tapped the green phone symbol and answered. "What!?" he growled.
"Woah Yugi chill. It's just us." Ryou said.
"What happened?" Malik asked.
"Atem! He ruined everything!" Yugi yelled.
"Yugi that's not-" Ryou started.
"Yes it is! Ryou it is true! Sense he got here everything has gone wrong!"
"Yugi you really need to calm down and explain." Malik said. "Take deep breaths."
Yugi did and then started to explain. "I got called to the office, got yelled at by grandpa, grounded, and suspended."
"Wow. Sorry Yugi." Malik said.
"It's all Atem's fault! If he didn't talk to Tea she wouldn't have done any of the shit she did today! If he just left me alone like I told him none of this would happened." Yugi said.
"Yugi you can't blame Atem for Tea being a bitch. That's who she is." Malik said.
"Whatever. I gotta go. If grandpa catches me on the phone he'll take it. I'll text you guys." Yugi said.
"Ok bye." They said.
Yugi just hung up when Atem walked in. "Hey I heard you got suspended so I got all your work for the next few days." Atem said going to hand a folder to Yugi.
"Fuck off." Yugi growled.
"Yugi?" Atem questioned. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? What's wrong!? Thanks to you talking to that bitch, I'm in a shit ton of trouble! But what do you care? I'm just a slutty whore who sleeps around right!?" Yugi yelled.
"What are you-" Atem started.
"Don't act stupid!" Yugi interrupted. "I know you talked to her! I know what you called me!"
"Yugi I didn't call you that. Yes I talked to Tea, I didn't say that."
"I was right. You are no different than Tea. Just leave me alone. Stay away from me."
"Yugi I-"
"No! Just stay away from me! I hate you!" Yugi pushed him slightly. Atem stumbled back a bit and looked at Yugi shocked.
"Yugi I never said that. Please just listen."
"No! Get out!" Yugi layed on his bed showing Atem his back.
Atem sighed. "I'm sorry you feel that way. And I will get to the bottom of this. I swear I will help you." Atem then left without another word.
"I wish you could but you can't." Yugi said softly before he cried himself to sleep.
Atem went down stairs and sat on the couch. He sighed in frustration and pulled out his phone. His father had sent him money for it so they could keep in touch. He looked down his friends list and saw five people. Two were friends from Egypt and the other three were Solomon, Ryou, and Malik. He clicked on Malik's number and started to call him.
He waited for Malik to pick up. "Hello?" Malik answered.
"Hey can you and Ryou meet me at the park in a few minutes? We need to talk." Atem said.
"Yeah sure. We'll be there." Malik said. "See you in a few."
"Bye." Atem hung up. He then went to the kitchen to tell Solomon where he was going.
"Did you finish your chores and homework?" Solomon asked.
"Yes." Atem answered.
"Then just be home for dinner at 5."
"Ok. Bye." Atem left to go meet Ryou and Malik.
He had passed the park on the way to and from school so he knew exactly where it was. Once there he sat on the bench and waited. He watched as people walked by him. None of them he knew. He pulled out his cell phone and looked at his friends list again. "When are you guts going to get here?" he asked himself before putting his phone back away.
"Hey." Atem turned to see Ryou and Malik.
"Hey." Atem said back. The two boys came and sat on the bench next to him.
"So what do we need to talk about?" Ryou asked.
"Yugi. Why was he suspended?" Atem asked.
"You didn't know?" Malik was surprised.
"I know he got suspended. I just don't know why." Atem answered.
"He punched Tea." Ryou said.
"He hit Tea?" Atem asked shocked.
"He didn't just hit her. He punched her." Malik said.
"Damn." Atem said.
"Yeah well he didn't look like he was about to until she told him what you called him." Ryou said.
"I didn't call him that!" Atem yelled.
"Well then what happened?" Ryou asked.
"She told me I have to ask around the school to find out. Then she tried to seduce me and I told her no. She told me I was going to pay for telling her no because she doesn't like being told no and stormed off." Atem explained.
"Well she doesn't like to be told no and you probably are going to pay for it." Malik said.
"Great. So basically I should watch my back." Atem said.
"Well more so listen to what people talk about. She likes to ruin reputations." Ryou said.
"Ok. Well I better get back. I'll talk to you guys later." Atem waved as he walked away. He put his hands in his pockets as he walked home. 'I'll get to the bottom of all this. Somehow.'
Yugi woke up to a knock on his door He groaned as he got up and answered it. On the other side was his grandfather. "Hi grandpa." He said.
"Hello. May I come in?" Solomon asked.
"Yeah." Yu I moved to the side so Solomon could walk in. He then sat on his desk chair. "What is it grandpa?"
"Yugi you need to tell me what's going on at school." Solomon said sitting on the bed.
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked
"You know perfectly well what I'm talking about. The bullying, the beatings. They're happening again aren't they?" Solomon asked.
"Grandpa nothing is happening." Yugi lied.
"So your principal just lied to me?"
"Maybe he got me mixed up with another kid."
"So no bullying and no beatings?"
"No grandpa. I'm fine." Yugi planted a fake smile on his face.
Solomon seemed hesitant. As if he didn't believe Yugi. "Ok. But if there are any problems I want you to tell me."
"Yes grandpa."
Solomon nodded. "Well dinner is done so wash up and come eat."
"Ok grandpa." Yugi nodded before Solomon left the room. "That was close." Yugi went and got washed up before he went down stairs. He walked into the kitchen to find Atem already sitting at the table. Yugi sat as far way from Atem as he could.
"Ok here you go boys." Solomon gave them their plates. "so how was school Atem?"
"It was ok." Atem shrugged.
"I bet." Yugi muttered causing Atem to glare at him.
"The only thing I had a problem with were the teachers when I asked for Yugi's work." Atem said.
"Oh? Why is that?" Solomon asked.
"Well they weren't really surprised that Yugi got suspended but they said that he should have gotten the work before he left school." Atem said knowing this would cause more questions to cone up.
"What do you mean they weren't surprised he got suspended?" Solomon asked.
"Oh I'm sorry. I assumed you knew." Atem said acting innocent. "I assumed Yugi told you." Yugi glared at him.
"Tell me what? Yugi what is he talking about?" Solomon demanded.
"Honestly I have no idea grandpa." Yugi said seeming confused.
"Oh come on Yugi tell him the truth." Atem said smirking.
"Yugi tell me what he's talking about. Have you started trouble at school often?" Solomon asked
"No grandpa. Its not me that starts it." Yugi said honestly.
Solomon seemed to relax as he sighed in relief. "oh ok."
"I finish it." Yugi said.
"As in?" Solomon asked.
"As in others start fights with me and I don't sit back and take it." Yugi said standing up. "I'm going to bed." Yugi started to walk upstairs.
"Yugi get back here!" Solomon yelled. Yugi ignored him and continued going upstairs. Solomon sighed. "Atem have you seen what happens at school?"
"Uh yes sir." Atem said nodding once.
"Yugi clearly isn't going to tell me what's going on so how about you explain?" Solomon asked.
"Well I don't know entirely what's going on. Apparently this has something to do with a girl named Tea but neither Yugi nor Tea will tell me what happened and I can't get a straight story from anyone in the school." Atem explained.
"Do you think you can find a way to find out?" Solomon asked.
"Yes."
"Ok find out then I want to know so we can fix this."
Atem nodded. He finished his food then went up to the bedroom after saying good night to Solomon. Atem walked in to find Yugi punching the head board of the bed. He noticed Yugi's knuckles were black and blue. He ran and pulled Yugi back. "What the hell are you doing!?" he screamed.
"Let go of me!" Yugi yelled trying to hit him.
"What!? No! You are going to split your knuckles open!" Atem held onto him tightly.
"I don't care! Let go of me!" Yugi continued pounding at him. "You don't give a fuck! Let go!"
"Yugi stop! I do care!"
"No you don't! You're just like everyone else!"
Atem sighed and put him down. Yugi turned and punched Atem in the face. Atem stumbled back and held his face. "Fuck!" That was the hit Yugi's knuckles needed to bust open. He cradled his hand.
"Leave me alone! I don't need your help! I never did and I never will!" Yugi stormed out and ran his hand under cold water in the bathroom. He then wrapped his knuckles and went back to his room. He walked in to find Atem sitting on his bed reading. Yugi walked past him and pulled his iPod nano 4th generation out and put on Red. He put on Perfect Life and sat on his bed. Determined to ignore Atem he put in his headphones and turned the music all the way up.
Three days passed and it was now Saturday. Yugi had ignored Atem the entire time and barely talked to his grandfather. He hated closing his grandfather out but he couldn't take the constant questions. Both Solomon and Atem would bring it up every time they got a chance.
"Yugi please. Let's just talk about it." Atem almost begged.
"No! Now leave me the hell alone! Unless you want another punch in the face!" Yugi growled. Yugi was currently in his room texting Ryou and Malik and trying to get Atem to leave him alone. "Atem you really aren't that smart. In the past three days I've punched you in the face the gut and slammed you into the wall. Most people by now left me alone. Why won't you?"
"Because I want to help you." Atem said. "You can beat the shit out of me if that's what it takes for you to get you to tell me."
"You're a complete moron." Yugi said putting his headphones in. He felt one get pulled out. He looked up and glared at Atem putting it back in. Atem just shrugged and pulled it out.
"You're going to destroy your ears listening to music that loud directly in your ears." Atem lectured.
"Does it look like I give a shit?" Yugi growled. "Then at least I wouldn't have to listen to you bitch about how much of a whore I am."
"Yugi I never said that! Why won't you believe me?" Atem asked.
"Yes because soo many people have been honest with me. None of you have given me a reason to think any of you care! So instead of sulking over it I moved on! I'm not going to give anyone the pleasure of seeing me heart broken! I'll stay like this no matter what you say or do! So do yourself a favor and leave me alone!"
"No." Atem said simply. Yugi growled and got up. He pulled his headphone away from Atem picked up his cell phone and walked out of the room slamming the door behind him. He knew he was still grounded but at this point he didn't care. He just wanted to get as far away from Atem as possible. He left the house not caring about what his grandfather would say when he got back.
Yugi put his hands in his jean pockets and walked away from his house. He had his music turned up all the way and didn't care about the looks he was getting as he walked towards the park.
Once at the park he sat under his favorite tree. No one noticed him. He was used to it. Unless they wanted to hurt him he wasn't noticed. So as he sat under the tree and watched all the people he felt at home. He liked being ignored. As long as he was ignored he wasn't being hurt.
He relaxed, leaning back on the tree with his eyes closed and his music blasting. Hymn for the missing by Red came on and he felt himself slipping into the darkness of sleep. That is until he felt something hit his foot. He opened his eyes and looked up to see Tea standing in front of him. He groaned and took out his headphones. "What do you want slut?"
"That's not a very nice thing to say." She smirked.
"I'm not a very nice person. Now what do you want?" he repeated.
"I just want you to know what I have planned for Atem." She smirked.
"Why the hell should I care?" Yugi sneered. "That asshole is none of my concern."
"Glad to hear it because I going to have a lot of fun with him."
"Fuck his brains out for all I care. I don't give a shit." Yugi glared. Tea laughed which made Yugi want to punch her but decided it would probably be a bad idea.
"Well don't worry. I won't leave you out of any fun. I'll be sure to get back at you for hitting me." She sneered.
"Why won't you just leave me the fuck alone? You got the asshole. He clearly chose you over me. So what the fuck is your problem?" Yugi asked standing up.
"You. Why don't you just leave? No one wants you here anyways." She sneered.
"Because I won't let a low life slutty whore like you push me out of my own home. You are stuck with me bitch. So deal with it." Yugi glared before going to walk away.
"Guess we'll do this the hard way. Tristan!" Tea called. Yugi turned to see said boy coming into sight with his friends. "Teach little Yugi here a lesson will you? I don't like his attitude."
"With pleasure." Tristan smirked as he cracked his knuckles. Normally Yugi would face him head on but this time it wasn't just Tristan. His three friends were there as well. Yugi took a step back getting ready to run when he bumped into something. He turned to see another friend of Tristan's. He gulped.
The friend grabbed Yugi and threw him to the ground smirking as Yugi landed right in front of Tristan. Tristan picked Yugi up and slammed him into the tree making Yugi scream out in pain. Tristan smirked. "You know if you were going to the park you shouldn't have come on a cold rainy day. No one is here to help you. You're all alone. But then again don't you like to be alone? See how far being alone and an asshole has gotten you, slut." Tristan punched him hard in the gut. Yugi coughed trying to bend and hold his stomach.
Tristan smirked and dropped Yugi to the ground where the small boy curled into a ball. Tristan nodded to his friends and they started kicking and beating on Yugi. By the time they were done Yugi was a curled up ball of black and blue marks. Just when Yugi thought they were done he felt himself get lifted. He tried to get away from the two boys holding onto him but he wasn't strong enough after that beating. Tristan smirked and pulled out a pocket knife. Yugi's eyes widened as he continued to struggle.
"You may want to stay still or I could cut a vain. Or too deep." Tristan said. Yugi stopped struggling. He knew it would be in vain anyways. So he decided to just let it happen. The sooner it was over the sooner he could get home. Tristan grabbed his arm and started to carve into it causing Yugi to scream out in pain again. After a few minutes they dropped Yugi roughly to the ground. Yugi looked at his arm and saw the words that were now carved into his arm. He knew they would scar.
Tristan spit on Yugi's crumpled up body and walked away with his friends. Yugi looked up weakly to see Tea still there. "You cunt." He said weakly.
"I warned you I would get back at you. You should have stayed in that warehouse you call a home Yugi." She smirked and walked away leaving him laying there beaten and broken as the rain came down on him.
Yugi didn't know how long he lie there in the rain. He just wanted the pain to stop. When it came apparent that it wouldn't he managed to pull himself to his feet and shuffled home. He walked in the door to be practically tackled in a tight hug by his grandfather. "Oh Yugi. I was so worried."
"Grandpa please you need to let go. It hurts." Yugi said. Solomon let go and looked over Yugi and gasped. "Its ok grandpa. I'll be ok once I get cleaned up." Yugi tried to assure him.
"Ok!? Yugi look at yourself!" Solomon said.
"Haha I'd rather not. I can imagine what I look like." Yugi chuckled trying to lighten the mood. It didn't work as his grandfather was slightly glaring at him. "grandpa I'll be ok." Yugi said.
Solomon sighed. "Alright. Go on upstairs and get clean. Then head to your bedroom. I'll bring food up." Solomon said pushing him slightly towards the stairs. Yugi nodded and did as told.
Yugi went to the bathroom and put his arm under cold water. He looked down at the words on it. He sighed. "If I wasn't pegged as the school whore I will be now." Yugi said and finished cleaning himself then took pain medicine.
Yugi shuffled to his room and braced himself for the questions he'll get from Atem. He took a deep breath and went in. Atem looked up from his book and saw Yugi. He gasped and went to him. "Oh my Ra Yugi. What happened?"
"I got the shit beat out of me what do you think?" Yugi asked as he shuffled past him and to his bed. He weakly sat down wincing at the pain.
"Who did this?" Atem asked.
"Kids from school. I would have fought back but I was out numbered five to one." Yugi said.
"Who? What kids?" Atem asked. Yugi stayed silent. He wasn't about to let Tea and Tristan win by telling Atem who did it. He would make them pay for it later. Somehow.
"It doesn't matter. There was no one to see it so it would be pointless to try to fight it." Suddenly the door flew open and Ryou and Malik came running in.
"Yugi! Oh thank Kami." Ryou said as they went to him.
"What are you guys doing here?" Yugi asked.
"You never replied to us so we got worried. We know you Yugi. You always reply. Oh Kami look at you. What happened?" Malik asked.
"I got beat up." Yugi said hiding his arm. They didn't need to see it. "I'm ok. Really. I just need to rest." Yugi planted a smile on his face. Ryou and Malik saw through it.
"We know that's not true. Yugi who was it?" Ryou asked.
"Kids from school that's it. I just want to sleep." Yugi said. He pulled his iPod nano and cell phone out of his pockets and plugged them in to charge. Thankfully they didn't get wet. He lied on the bed as he heard his friends sigh before saying goodbye and leaving.
"Yugi we just want to help you." Atem said.
"Did you all ever consider that maybe I don't want help?" Yugi asked. He rolled over and fell asleep finally escaping the pain both physical and mental.
Yugi woke up about two hours later. He stretched but instantly regretted it. Though he took medicine for the pain it didn't help much. He slowly sat up and looked around. Atem was sitting on his bed listening to Yugi's music.
"Uh what are you doing?" Yugi asked.
"Oh! Uh hi. Um I was trying to understand why you like this music." Atem said.
"Because it puts my feelings into songs. I guess they help me get my frustration and such out." Yugi said getting up.
"Where are you going?" Atem asked.
"Bathroom. Got a problem with that?" Yugi asked glaring at him.
"No."
"Good." Yugi went to the bathroom and looked at his arm. He sighed as he saw the words. He washed them again and re-wrapped them. "This isn't going to be easy to hide."
Yugi hated them. He hated them all. "Why me? What the fuck did I do to anyone?" he glared at the mirror before going back to his room and back to bed.
Well that's chapter 3 hopefully you liked it! Until next time!