Chapter Eighteen: Unwanted Truth
Yami got out of Seigyoku's car and sighed. Seigyoku glared at him. "How many times do I have to say 'Get over it!'?" she asked.
"I'm sorry," Yami said. "It's just so small." He picked up Yugi. They had stopped at a large, brick building. There were many floors and lots of stained-glass windows. Each window was about twice its size away from the next and some had bars on them. Yugi stared at the building in wonder. "Yugi," Yami said, bringing him back to reality. Yugi looked up at him. "You okay?" Yami asked. Yugi nodded. "You don't have to be nervous." Yami stated with a smile. Yugi said nothing. They headed inside. The inside was bigger than the outside led it to be. It was very busy too. Yami and Seigyoku walked over to the large desk and talked with the lady behind it. She looked on the computer and gave them a floor and room number. They thanked her and headed for the elevator. Once they reached to elevator, Yugi looked at his dad.
"Hey dad," he said.
"Hm?" Yami answered.
"Mr. Kaiba and Joey are gonna be here, right?" Yugi asked. Yami smiled and nodded.
"They promised Yugi," Yami said. "I'm sure they won't break it." The elevator arrived and they stepped inside. Seigyoku pushed the button for the fourth floor. Once arriving they stepped out and headed from room eighty-two down the hall. Outside the room stood Seto and Joey. They smiled when they saw Yami.
"Hey you!" Joey said, taking Yugi from Yami's hold and giving him a hug. "How ya been?"
"Good." Yugi said, hugging Joey's neck.
"School was okay?" Seto asked, slightly ruffling Yugi's hair. Yugi nodded.
"She here?" Yami asked Seto.
"Yeah," he answered. "She's finishing up with someone." Yami nodded. They waited for about five minutes; then the door opened. A woman walked out. She was tall and about, maybe five pounds over her weight. She had straight brown hair tied back in a bun and her makeup seemed to hide all signs of aging. Her navy blue business suit gave her the look of intelligence. She smiled when she saw Yugi.
"You must be Yugi." she said. Yugi nodded slowly. She smiled. "Hi," she greeted. "I'm Dr. Ari. Why don't you come with me?" she asked, motioning towards the office.
Joey put Yugi down. "It's okay," he whispered comfortingly to Yugi.
"Go on, Yugi." Yami said. Yugi looked back at his father, then slowly walked into the room. Dr. Ari closed the door behind him, then faced the group of adults.
"It's been a while since I had a child in my office." she said to Seto.
"I'm aware of that." Seto countered. "You are one of the best—."
"Indeed I am," she said. "What's wrong with this one again?"
"We think he has an imaginary friend of his dead mother," Seto said.
"I see," Dr. Ari hesitated, thinking. "I'll see what I can do. Come with me." She led them to the room next to her office. It was a small room; more like a waiting room. There was a reverse mirror on one side of the room that revealed her office, where Yugi was waiting in one of the chairs. "If you wish to watch, just stay in here." Yami nodded and thanked her. She left and headed for her office.
"She's sort of a bitch, eh Seto," Joey asked. Seto glared at him.
"Children are difficult to analyze." Seto explained. "She just doesn't want to be bothered with useless work."
"Who are you calling 'useless'!" Yami shouted, glaring at Seto.
"I…I wasn't talking about Yugi," Seto said gently. "I was just…just stating her opinion."
"If you would have told me she hated children I would have gotten someone else!" Yami said, turning away from Seto, looking through the reverse mirror. Seto fell silent, thinking it wasn't his place to speak.
Yugi looked up as the office door opened. Dr. Ari smiled as she walked in. Yugi sat up straighter in his chair as she sat down across from him. "Yugi was it?" she asked. He nodded. She smiled gently. "So is there some trouble at home?" Yugi shook his head. "You can tell me anything Yugi." She said. "Your daddy can't do anything." Yugi swallowed and shook his head again.
"He's scared…" Dr. Ari thought. "Okay," she continued. "Do you wanna talk about Mommy?" she asked gently. Yugi looked up. "Got his attention," she thought with a smile. "Do you miss Mommy?" Yugi nodded slowly. "Does daddy miss Mommy?" she asked. Yugi shook his head.
"He has Ms. Seigyoku now," he said nervously.
"I see," Dr. Ari said. "Do you like Ms. Seigyoku?"
Yugi started to shake his head, but hesitated. Then he said "She makes Mommy mad."
"But I thought Mommy died." Dr. Ari asked.
"She did," Yugi said. "But she came back."
"Really," Dr. Ari asked. "How?"
Yugi shrugged. "She just did." Dr. Ari nodded.
"When she was alive," she asked. "Were you two close?"
"Sorta," Yugi said. "We were alone when daddy went to work."
"I see," Dr. Ari said.
Yami didn't turn to look at Seto. "Did you tell her what I thought over the phone?"
"Yeah," Seto said. "Both you and Seigyoku." Yami nodded.
"What would you two do together?" she asked.
"Play the Game." Yugi said. He looked at the floor.
"It's okay," Dr. Ari said comfortingly. "What would you two do during the game?"
Yami's heart started to race…breathing became somewhat difficult.
"Just hug and kiss." Yugi said.
"How?" she asked quickly. Yugi shrugged. "Yugi," she said, making him look at her. "Its okay, no matter what you say you're not gonna get in trouble."
"I'm not?" he asked nervously. Dr. Ari shook her head.
"You can tell me anything." She smiled gently. Yugi smiled back. "Now, how did Mommy play the game?"
"She would take off my clothes first." Yugi explained. Dr. Ari's eyes widened slightly.
"Then?" she asked, afraid to know.
"She would just hug and kiss me." Yugi said with a shrug.
"Did Mommy ever take her clothes off?" Dr. Ari asked.
"Sometimes," Yugi said. "But not often."
"I see," she sighed. "Yugi, I'll be right back; okay?" Yugi nodded. Dr. Ari smiled and headed for the door. She closed the door as she left.
Yami, who had fallen to his knees, looked up from the floor. Joey and Seto backed away. Seigyoku quickly wiped her eyes; they all faced Dr. Ari. "Mr. Mouto," she said. "I would like your permission to put Yugi under hypnosis." Yami said nothing. "He's too young to understand what damage could have been done. When he's in this state, he'll be able to give us more detail and from there then we'll see if he needs to continue my psychiatric care." Yami hesitated.
"Go ahead," he said. Dr. Ari nodded and headed back for her office. Joey and Seto helped Yami to his feet.
"You want some water, buddy?" Joey asked. Yami shook his head. They all looked back; watching.
Yugi smiled as Dr. Ari reentered. She took her chair and said, "Okay now." She looked at Yugi. "Yugi you ever seen the cartoons where they hypnotize someone?" Yugi nodded. "Well, I was wondering if you would let me do that to you." Yugi blinked.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because," Dr. Ari said. "I'm…uh…suppose to do that to everyone on their first visit." Yugi hesitated. "I did it to Mr. Kaiba before." Yugi looked up, interested.
"Really?" he asked. Dr. Ari nodded. "What did he do?" Yugi asked. Dr. Ari chuckled.
"I can't tell you that," she explained. "It's against the law."
"So you can't tell anyone what I say or do?" Yugi asked.
"Nope," she reassured. Yugi thought about it.
"Okay," he said.
"Thank you," Dr. Ari said. She walked over to her desk and pulled out a what looked like a small clock. She placed it on her desk, facing it towards Yugi. "All I want you to do is relax," she said. She turned it on. A small, dark blue light came on along with the sound of a gentle tick. Yugi sat back in his chair. He started to feel sleepy. Dr. Ari counted back from three. As soon as Yugi feel under hypnosis, she watched him carefully.
"Yugi, Yugi," a feminine voice said. Yugi yawned as he opened his eyes.
"Mommy!" he asked in surprise. Anzu giggled.
"Oh course," she said. "Who else?"
"I thought…" Yugi trailed off with a confused look. Anzu smiled sympathetically.
"Oh, my baby." She said, picking him up. "You must have had a bad dream. It's okay; Mommy's here." She gave him a gentle hug Yugi smiled as she cuddled him. "I know what will cheer you up." She purred into his ear. With Yugi in her arms, Anzu got up from the couch and headed upstairs to Yugi's room. Once inside, she shut the door and locked it. "Ready to play?" she asked. Yugi nodded slowly. "Good boy," she said. Anzu kissed him gently on the forehead, then the tip of nose, and finally his lips. While doing this she took off both of Yugi's shoes and socks. Yugi giggled as she gave him butterfly kisses on his neck. Anzu smiled at him. "Does that tickle you?" she asked.
"Yeah," Yugi said with a giggle. Anzu smiled. She laid him down on his bed. Yugi started to sit up.
"No-no," Anzu said, gently pushing him back down. "You have to lay down."
"Kay," Yugi said, listening to her. Anzu slipped her hand under Yugi's t-shirt. She gently glided her hand across his chest and stomach. Yugi giggled again. Anzu smiled.
"My sweet Yugi," she said softly. She took Yugi's shirt off and pulled him close to her. Yugi smiled and hugged her. "You're such a good boy," she whispered to him. She unbuttoned his jeans and slipped her hand inside, groping him. Yugi shifted.
"Mommy," he said, uncomfortable.
"Shh," she said, silencing him. Yugi fell silent. Anzu then took off his pants and put him back down on the bed. "You have to be good okay? You don't me to get rough do you?" Yugi shook his head. "Good boy," she answered. She started to massage his shoulders, chest, and stomach. Soon, she took off Yugi's underwear and went deeper into The Game…
Dr. Ari watched as Yugi slept; at times he would shift, like he was uncomfortable. After few minutes, she began her questions. "Yugi," she said gently. "How old are you?"
"Three," the toddler answered in somewhat of a tired moan. "I think…"
"Where are you?" Dr. Ari asked slowly.
"In my room…" Yugi answered. "In my bed…" Dr. Ari frowned sympathetically.
"What's happening?" she asked.
"We're playing…" Yugi said. Dr. Ari asked more questions about the actions of The Game, questions she wished she didn't have to ask.
After she asked everything, she said "Okay Yugi now…"
"Don't!" Yugi said, as if he was in pain.
"Yugi, what's wrong?" she asked, concerned.
"I'll be good!" Yugi said, curling into a ball.
"Yugi," Dr. Ari said more calmly. "What's Mommy doing?"
"Mommy's back…" Yugi said.
"From the dead?" Dr. Ari asked, confused.
"Yeah," Yugi answered. "She's punishing me and Daddy."
"Why?" She was now on the edge of her seat.
"Because," Yugi said. "We're forgetting about her; we're not sad anymore."
"Where is she?" Dr. Ari asked.
"At home…" Yugi said. "She stays in my room."
"How does she—?" Dr. Ari began to ask, but Yugi let out a scream of pain.
Yami stood there; stunned. It was true…Anzu had been molesting Yugi while he had gone to work. Why…? That's the only question that came to his mind. Had he been ignoring her sexually? Or was she just sick in that twisted way? So many questions…he couldn't take it anymore! He ran out the door.
"Yami!" Joey, Seto, and Seigyoku called after him.
"Enough!" Yami shouted as he burst through the door of Dr. Ari's office. He ran over to Yugi and hugged him. "Its okay son, I'm here now!" Dr. Ari awoke Yugi from his state and stepped back. Yugi awoke and looked at his dad confusingly.
"Daddy?" he asked. At first, Yugi was confused but then he remembered what he saw in his hypnosis dream. He hugged his dad.
"Its okay son…" Yami said again. Tears streamed down his face. Seto, Joey, and Seigyoku stayed in the doorway. Seigyoku wanted to comfort Yami, but thought she would be out of place.
Once everything had calmed down, Yami talked with Dr. Ari. She said that if he felt Yugi should come back, she'd gladly take him. Yami thanked her, but inside he doubted Yugi needed this kind of help. The ride home was quiet. Seto and Joey said they'd be around if Yami need a babysitter or just a night of fun. Yami smiled and thanked them. Once Yami, Yugi, and Seigyoku arrived home, Yami put Yugi in his own bedroom and told him to take nap. Yugi did as he was told and Yami tucked him in. Once Yugi was asleep, Yami went to Yugi's room and tore the sheets off his bed and took all the other sheets from Yugi's closet. He took the four folded piles downstairs, and torched each one in the fireplace. He sat down, watching them burn. Seigyoku said nothing as she saw this and cooked lunch. She sighed…and started to wonder if she could be any help at all….