I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH

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"What the heck happened?!" Joey shouted as he ran over to Yami.

Yami was leaning up against the wall for support. His abdomen burned making it painful to breath and his lower back was no doubt bruised. He tried to mask the pain so the others couldn't see. Bakura, Joey, and Malik surrounded Yami and were looking for any visible marks. Yami tried to play it off by walking but as soon as he took a step he winced and raised his hand over his abdomen.

"What did Saru do?" Malik asked

"Nothing -Hey!" Yami protested when Joey lifted up his shirt revealing the dark bruise.

"'Cause that is nothing." Bakura commented as he walked around Yami to see the dark bruise on his back.

"What're ya doing trying to fight Saru?" Joey asked as he locked eyes with Yami.

Yami stepped back and pulled his shirt back on before leaning up against the wall again.

"He was being a jerk to someone who didn't diverse it. All I did was get the man out of here. IT was Saru who started the fight." defended Yami

"Even looking at him is like starting a fight with him." Malik spoke

Bakura sighed "We can't do anything about it now."

Yami looked at him confused. In a way Bakura sounded... defeated. Is was as if he lost a fight that he knew he was going to lose. Yami watched as Bakura kicked the near by wall and Malik walked over to him. Suddenly a thought occurred to Yami.

"That was Yugi Muto right? The fifth member of that group?"

Malik and Bakura turned to face him. Joey looked at the other two and a silent conversation passed between them. A sad aura had settled over them as when Joey looked back at Yami with a pleading look. Just one look and he knew to drop the subject. Something must have happened between them and Yugi and by the looks of it, it was not good. But what happened?

The group helped walk Yami home, seeing as he was struggling to walk on his own. Yami insisted that he was fine to walk on his own but they refused to leave. One would think that by their stubbornness that they had to have dealt with this before. They even seemed to walk closer to him even if they didn't notice, which confused Yami greatly. He could understand their concern but he could take care of himself so they didn't have to worry so much. After they reached his house, Yami had to convince the three that staying in his house for a week because of a bruise was ridiculous. That task was much harder then one would think. An hour passed and he agreed to staying for three days if only to get them to leave. With the way they were acting, you would think he had broken an arm or something. He new the bruises would make it hurt to do things for awhile but to him it wasn't anything to stay indoors for. Oh well, at least they cared.

(Three Days Later)

True to his word, Yami didn't leave his house for three days. While it had been incredibly boring, he did have to admit that he felt a lot better then if he had left his house. Joey would stop by every now and then to hang out and make sure that he hadn't left. During one of his visits, Yami asked Joey why Bakura and Malik never got within a few yards of his place and Joey simply asked that they didn't want to risk coming into this area of Domino. Now, three days later, his bruises had reduced in size and color though still very visible. Most of all, he could finally leave his house. Yami, who was sitting on his couch, turned his head to look at the door.

(At Saru's House)

"I want you to stay away from him Yugi."

"Why? It's not like he's going to do anything. He knows not to mess with you." In truth, Yugi wanted to meet Yami agin, maybe try and get to know him.

Saru stood from his place in the living room and walked over to Yugi.

"I get the feeling that he won't take my warning and continue doing what he wants. So I'm just letting you know that if you disobey me... well, you know what happens."

Yugi rose his hand to his chest and covered his newly acquired scar with his other hand. He quickly gave a nod making Saru give a bitter smile.

"You may go."

Without any hesitation, Yugi opened the door and hurried away. He was grateful that Saru at least let him wonder alone through the city. If he had to be with Saru one hundred percent of the time, he was sure that he would go insane. Just the way that that man held himself made Yugi's skin crawl and he was very grateful to get away from that man. As he walked, Yugi's thoughts drifted to three days ago. After the incident with Yami, he noticed that Joey, Malik, and Bakura went to help him. Yugi hoped they were friends. Those three would keep Yami out of trouble. It's been awhile sense he last saw them...

Yugi shook his head to get rid of the thoughts. He tried to think about something else and his thoughts led to Yami. It seemed like Yami didn't quit remember that night at the club but he couldn't blame him. He was very drunk. Yugi was still a bit mad at Yami for what he did but he came to the conclusion that he wouldn't have done any of that had he not been drunk.

He wondered around the streets of Domino just enjoying being alone. Sure you had the constant feeling to watch your back in this city but it was nice despite all that. Yugi loved this city, he just didn't like the gangs. Domino had much to offer if you looked, like advanced technology, wonderful living spaces, great education, even the food here was great!The only thing bad here was the gangs and generally the darker side of Domino, but all that could be fixed.

Yugi walked along the sidewalk, passing by the small gun store that hardly anyone uses. You would think that this gun store would by used more but the truth is their guns are crap. No matter the gun, no matter the price, they aren't worth anything. As Yugi passed by it, he failed to notice three males walk out from behind the store and three more from from inside the store. Yugi finally noticed the men after they surrounded him.

"Being Saru's lover, you would think he would be more observant." One man said

"Please let me through." Yugi spoke in a calm voice making sure not to make eye contact.

"Come oooon. Saru is the only one who gets to see you and you know other people want to as well." A long haired man spoke as he took a few steps closer.

"Besides, no one can ever get close to you because Saru's with you. Now there is no one to fear."

Yugis head snapped up to look at the long haired man,"Touch me and Saru will have your heads."

The man laughed,"If he tries, we can just run. No one can catch the Jets!" he boasted

Yugis eyed them all carefully now. The only good thing that came from being with Saru was protection against other gangs. Although, lately they have been getting bolder in what they do. Sadly, this was one of those times and he had no where to run.

"Yugi! There you are!"

Said person turned around to the familiar voice and his eyes widned at seeing the person. Yami walked up to the group and pushed through the circle of people.

"Sorry I was late. I had some things to do." Yami strung one of his arms around Yugis shoulders as the other stared at him dumbfounded.

The circle of people around them whispered to one another about the two. They had heard about Yami and his run in with Saru. That alone gave him a pretty high name. To add to that, he took out the Void gang. As far as people knew you don't mess with Yami. Of course Yami knew this and used it to his advantage.

"I suppose you guys were just on your way?" Yami asked with authority in his voice as he eyed the men dangerously.

The men stepped back at the stare. They looked at each other before walking away from the two. Yugi was astonished. This man who wasn't apart of any gangs and was only here for a week, was able to command authority and cause a well know gang to back off. Yugi halted his thoughts as those red orbs looked him in the eye. Yami smiled and winked at Yugi before taking his arm back.

"So, where are you heading?"

"No where." Yugi replied snapping out of his shock.

"Alright. So are you up for going to the park? Great!"

Yugi starred wide eyed at the back of Yami's head, unsure if he should follow. Yami looked back at Yugi when he realized he wasn't following. He smirked at Yugi and grabbed his wrist and led him down the sidewalk. Yami knew Saru had probably warned Yugi to stay away from him and the other was scared about what might happen. Too bad he doesn't care about what Saru might do. If Saru goes after him, then he'll fight. If he goes after Yugi, Yami will still fight. He just wanted to get Yugi away from him.

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