(Is slapped by Tiki) owwies… Why you slap me? (Cries then slowly drifts to maniacal laughter) Well, you certainly gave me an awesome idea. Alright. So, so, so, so sorry for not updating. I did however get some art up on my homepage… so check it out! You can see Duet, Karnel, my twin and me. Yay us! So… On to the story?

I don't own… (Sighs)

Chapter 6

"Alright, he can stay."

Bikky grinned to himself and latched onto Ryo's side.

"So, what's the trouble?" Dee gestured to the sleeping boy and flicked his eyes warily from Duet to the doctor.

"It seems that he's been beaten severely, raped, and drugged. The extent of the damage…"

Bikky fell over only to be caught by a wide-eyed Ryo and a gaping Dee.

"What? Who… Why… How the hell did this happen?"

Surprisingly enough, it was Dee who spoke.

"That is exactly what we would like to know. His damage internally is extremely profuse, as is I'm sure his psychological damage. It wasn't just today though, this has been happening for several months."

"How…" Ryo whispered in disbelief. "He's never out of our sight except for school…"

Dee looked to Bikky and then snapped his jaw shut.

"It's his teacher! I've heard him and Bikky discussing how much of a pervert the guy is. But…"

"How could we have missed this?" Ryo finished Dee's sentence and then crept to Duet's side. "I'm so sorry Duet. I… I… I should have noticed. It's my fault…"

The body next to his head heaved and shook. They could hear sniffles and moans from the blanketed figure.

"Duet?"

"I'm so sorry Ryo… I didn't say anything…" The heap shook and more sniffles were heard. "And now you think it's all your fault… It's not!" Duet sat up and looked the man in the eye. "I knew him… and he remembered me… So it's my fault, not yours…"

Tears coursed down both men's cheeks as Ryo embraced Duet.

"Oh Duet… It's never your fault. He's the adult, you're the victim…"

"I should have said something… But he threatened to hurt Bikky too… So…"

Ryo tightened his grip and rubbed Duet's back gently so as not to aggravate the wounds under the bandages.

"Sh… It's okay. You'll be fine, and he'll get what's coming to him. Don't worry."

"Yeah… Karnel was here… told me he had a team already on it."

"What?" Dee and Ryo looked like fish. "When was he here?"

"Uh…" Duet's eyes drooped low and he went limp. "Just… before… you… c…" His voice trailed off and he dropped onto the bed.

"Duet? What the hell happened?" Ryo yelled at the doctor.

"Um…" He checked over his clipboard and then shrugged helplessly. "It has something to do with what the rapist injected him with…"

By this time, Bikky has gotten up and started shaking the sleeping boy.

"Don't you dare die on us! I'll kill you!" He wailed into his friend's chest. "Come on you idiot…"

And there was no response from the prone figure on the hospital cot.

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Short I know, but building suspense is fun! Hope you like it.