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Just to recap: Syrus has multiple injuries; Hell Kaiser kicked Alexis, Jaden, and Atticus out of the hospital room. The Truesdale parents are dead, having been in a car accident along with Syrus. Is there no end to the misery?

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh GX in this universe.

Warning: Mild swearing

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Syrus stayed asleep for the next two days. Zane stayed in the room, leaving only briefly to take calls from his lawyer, and unfortunately, his agent, who was insistent on turning this tragic turn of events into one huge PR episode. Starting with an interview in which he should shed a few tears.

The whole idea of turning the accident into a way to increase his fan base disgusted him. So, of course, he refused to let that happen. Zane had sworn at her when she suggested it, and violently hung up. He knew she wouldn't quit, Hell Kaiser was way too good of a catch for any agent to turn down, whatever the cost.

Damn agents, he thought, why do I need one anyway?

--Later that day--

The first thing Syrus noticed when he woke up was not the pain (although it was quite annoying), but the quality of his vision. Everything was blurry, that was normal when he wasn't wearing glasses. It wasn't just the blurriness; the room and everything in it was…dim… like someone had turned the lights down.

He turned his head to the right and saw none other than Hell Kaiser sitting there, looking out the window. He looks…tired. I've never seen him look like that before. It was true. The former DA student was pale, with deep shadows around his eyes. Where am I, and why is Zane here? Shouldn't he be killing some poor duelist in an arena somewhere? Unlesss… his thoughts pointed to one terrifying conclusion.

"Oh my God," he said weakly. "I wound up in hell after all." Syrus didn't think his brother heard him, but Zane's head snapped towards the source of the noise. Eep, he heard me...

Zane's face showed pure relief for a second, and then flitted back to an expression of someone who was trying not to smile, but failing. "Syrus, you're awake."

"I guess I am." Syrus tried to sit up, but fell back down, out of energy. "What's going on? What are you doing here? What am I doing here?"

"Take it easy; you're in the hospital." Hell Kaiser said. "You and our parents were in a car accident. The police contacted me, and I came right away."

Syrus took a second to digest these facts. "That explains why my arm is broken and my chest hurts." He took a slow, pained breath. "Have I been asleep for long?"

"A few days. Your friends came to see you, but they had to…leave." The look on Zane's face made Syrus think that there was more to the story. "Something wrong?" He queried when he saw Syrus rubbing his eyes.

"Nothing really, but…do the lights seem a little dimmer to you?"

Zane raised an eyebrow. "No. Why?" He was starting to sound like his old arrogant self. Syrus looked away, not responding. "Syrus, there's something else I have to tell you." His tone was so serious that Syrus felt scared.

Now what? I'm in the hospital, what else could go wrong? But when it rains, it pours, as Mom says. Hang on... "Where are Mom and Dad? Are they okay?"

Zane's face told him all he needed to know. "No." He whispered in horror. "That's not possible. They can't be…" Syrus couldn't bring himself to say it. Saying it would make the nightmare come true. "No…" Tears were pooling in his eyes, but he made no move to wipe them away.

"Yes. They're dead. I'm sorry." Hell Kaiser's face was stony. Does he have no feelings? Syrus thought. Our parents are dead and all he can say is "I'm sorry."?! Anger bubbled in his stomach.

"You're lying!" The words burst out of Syrus's mouth before he could stop them. "Mom and Dad can't be dead! You hate me, and what better way to make me miserable than lying like that?! Get out of my room!" He stopped and gasped for breath.

Hell Kaiser closed his eyes. "Believe me, Syrus, they're dead. I saw the bodies in the morgue." He knew it was callous to say that, but he was mad that Syrus would try and make him out to be the bad guy.

"I said get the hell out of my room!" Syrus was screaming through his tears.

Hell Kaiser stood slowly and glared down at his little brother. "Well, I guess you got what you've wanted for years." He went to the door and jerked it open.

"What?" Syrus was momentarily dumbfounded. What's he talking about? His eyes were starting to sting badly, and he rubbed fiercely at his throbbing eyes. "What did I want?"

"To be like me." He smirked. "You let your anger get the best of you. I'll be back later to see how you are." He left the room.

Syrus sank back into his bed and began sobbing. He pulled the blankets over his head and pushed his face into his pillow. A nurse, no doubt sent by his brother, came in to give him a sedative.

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Hooray! Third chapter is done. The characters are in for a nasty surprise in the next few chapters, so stay tuned! As always, R&R.