Broken Open 6
Okies, making this back into a darker fic, the last chapter was less dark and bordered more on the insanity slowly consuming Yusei.
I hope you all enjoy this and yes Yusei and Jack kissed but I'm not touching back on that for a while cause Yusei's darkness comes back hard core.
Again! The vote is still going on!
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"Your weak Yusei, you need to just end all your suffering so you stop being a burden." Yusei held his head and rocked back and forth as Shame spoke. The only sound leaving his lips were small whimpers. This voice that had come up since the incident, the voice that was proof of his scars hadn't stopped talking to him in days. After what he and Jack did, he let the voice take over more and more.
"So weak, Jack must hate being straddled with you. You might as well save him trouble and disappear for good. It would solve everything." Another whimper and this time he scrambled for the knife that lay on the floor in front of him, dried blood cracking off as he lifted it. He had hated himself after the first time her cut himself, not because of what he did but because of what it had done to Jack. This time, instead of hurting himself to the point he needed bandages, Yusei had started slicing tiny marks into his torso.
They were easy to cover with a shirt; no one noticed the cuts because he had started dressing his own wounds. Jack of course had asked, wanting to know why Yusei hadn't wanted him to dress his wounds but Yusei had given the excuse that after what happened, he didn't want Jack to touch his body now that he knew how the other felt for him. Jack had just nodded, pain and worry flitting through his violet gaze before he walked away, leaving Yusei to his own devices.
For the past four days, he had been stuck in this circle…voices, whimpering which led to self-resentment and cutting. The blood that he poured didn't make the voice stop but it made the pain fade. The feel of the cold metal slicing through nerve ending and muscle while warm blood welled up and over flowed down his chest made him shiver in a mix of pleasure and revulsion.
He was addicted to the feeling of it and he let the voice feed off of it. "So weak, pick up the knife again, mark your flesh again. These wounds will never heal, you refuse to let them heal." Yusei slowly raised the knife once more, wondering why he even bothered with the small cuts. If he ended it before Jack could find him, wouldn't it all be better? He couldn't though. Even though Shame laughed at him, Yusei clung to the promise of comfort Jack had offered him. Because of that promise though, Yusei now hurt himself piece by piece, unable to end his life but unable to stop the need for pain.
A sudden knock at the door startled Yusei into dropping the knife, looking like a deer caught in headlights he called out a quick "One sec!" Rushing around the room he pulled on a t-shirt and dumped over a bottle of antiseptic to cover the metallic scent of blood in the room. Pulling the door open just a little, Yusei peered up at Jack who nodded and stared for a moment before speaking. "Hey, sorry to bother you while you were taking care of your wounds. I just wanted to let you know I was gonna be heading out to get some groceries, is there anything you need?"
Yusei just shook his head and retreated back into his room. He really didn't know what he would do if Jack found out but he knew it would hurt his friend and therefore, he would hide it, pretend he was okay until it became true. Yes…that is how he would defeat his inner demons…
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Jack stood for a few minutes, watching the door before sighing and walking away. Yusei had been pretty much avoiding him since he had forced the kiss on him and Jack was starting to wonder if he had caused a setback. Heading downstairs he walked over to the attendant, a woman that usually worked upstairs for him but it seemed today was her shift at the front. "Hello Mr. Atlas. How is everything going?" Jack gave her a smile. "Things are going well Katsumi. Yusei seems down though…" Katsumi had been there the night he had brought Yusei home and she had asked how the black haired boy was doing ever since.
Nodding gently, she had a worried frown on her face before suddenly brightening up. "You know sir, maybe you should try getting him a pet. They can be very good for healing." Jack blinked startled at the suggestion before nodding eagerly. "I am going out shopping, there is a pet shop there…I will look to get him something!" Katsumi nodded before looking worried again. "Has he ever owned a pet?" Jack thought for a moment and remembered the puppy Yusei had owned when they were kids. It had been run over though and he told her such.
"Get him a kitten then, a puppy might bring up bad memories." Nodding again, Jack waved goodbye and left for the store and pet shop. He went to the grocery store first, getting what he needed and sending it back to the apartment. Once he was satisfied with that, he went to the pet shop and looked around at all the kittens. Some were fluffy, some had big eyes, some had short tails, others long but none stood out to him. It was two hours before he gave up on the pet shop and walked out.
As he stepped out, he saw a woman standing on the corner with fliers for the local pet shelter. Jack figured it was worth a shot and walked over to ask her for directions, the fliers catching his attention. Kitten Drive, please adopt one of these cute little kitties today! Practically shoving the flier in the woman's face, he demanded directions to the shelter before running in the direction she pointed.
Something felt right as he stepped inside the rather broken down interior, hearing the loud barks and plaintive mews of the animals kept here. Getting someone to show him to the cats, he looked through all the litters for over an hour before sighing, ready to give up again. The man that led him to the back though had stayed to watch him before stepping up slowly. "You looking for something specific?" He asked conversationally. Jack blinked and nodded his head. "I'm looking for something to give a present to a very….dear friend."
The man nodded and led Jack back to a dark section of the shelter. "This is the to be destroyed section…everything here is about to be out down unless they are adopted today. There are two kittens in here…I think they're what you're looking for." Opening a kennel, he pulled out two small kittens one in pure black and the other pure white. At first, neither was very unique but when Jack took them from the man, he saw what made them perfect. On the black ones back was a white mark in the shape of angel wings while on the white one, black almost bat like wings spread from its shoulders to half way down its short legs.
Grinning excitedly, he looked at the man, "I'll take them!" Smiling happily, the man nodded and led Jack to the front where he got the papers and bought all the stuff for them as well as two collars for them. On was blue and black with a tag that remained blank, this one went on the white kitten. The other was a yellow and black with a blank tag which when on the black kitten. Jack slipped them into the carrier, taking the free bag of kitten chow and heading home, hoping to surprise his dear friend.
He missed Katsumi's smile as he hurried past with the crate on his way to the elevator. He had to smile as he heard the small animals playing in the kennel on the way into the house where he sat them on the table before rushing to Yusei's door.
Knocking lightly he smiled at the blackette who opened the door. "If you're not busy, I got something for you…can you come out?" Blinking slowly, Yusei nodded and stepped out of the room, quickly closing it behind him as Jack led him towards the kitchen where the carrier sat. "In there, open it open it!" He motion Yusei towards it who in turn sighed and opened the cage only to scramble to catch the two wriggling kittens.
"You bought me….kittens?" Yusei asked as he held the two squirming creatures at eye level. They were adorable and instantly licked his nose. Jack just smiled. "They don't have names yet…when you name them, I'll take the tags in." Noting the blank tags, Yusei nodded and held them to his chest, a very very small smile appearing but most notably, his eyes softened as he took in their markings.
"Tsubasa, the black one will be Tsubasa…" He smiled a bit larger and nuzzled the purring black creature. As his eyes took in the black markings on the white kitten as it tried to bat at its brother, he smiled. "Kasha, the white one will be Kasha." Jack smiled at him and watched Yusei carry them over to the couch. This was obviously a good Idea, the younger was smiling a bit more and had yet to return to his room.
"You stay here and play with them, I'll put all the groceries away and then we can set up the stuff I bought for them." Yusei nodded and went back to playing with the newly dubbed Kasha and Tsubasa. At the same time the two were slowly interacting though, darkness was brewing…it wouldn't be much longer before that darkness claimed another victim. This time though, people had made their vows and they would stick to them…no matter what.
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Crow stood in his kitchen cleaning up after a meal. Aki had stopped by with Luna, Leo and Carly in tow while Crow couldn't have been happier for the company. They had all asked about Yusei, especially Luna and Leo who cared for their big brother but Crow hadn't wanted to make them worry so he lied and said he hadn't heard from him. He knew everyone was worried, no one had heard from Yusei in a while which was unusual for the friend loving blackette.
Crow knew why though. Yusei wasn't ready to tell the others what had happened which meant no one could know where he was until Jack dubbed him ready. He had a feeling that was a long way off though which meant they needed a way to let the others know Yusei was alright without letting them see him. Dipping his hands back into the soapy water again, he planned to call Jack in the morning. As he thought of these things, a knock on the door brought him out of his revere. Drying his hands quickly, he hurried to the door wondering who could be here at this hour only to find…nobody.
Nobody at all stood in his doorway. Sighing since he must have missed them Crow turned and started to close the door only to have a sudden sharp pain stop him as he turned his head quickly. Standing before him, a bloodied knife in his hand and a crazy expression on his face was a man Crow hadn't expected to see ever again. Trying to get the door closed he reached over with his uninjured hand and pushed the man back, slamming the door and locking it. Slumping away from the door he could hear the man bang over and over as he chanted something Crow had to strain to hear.
"Yu…Sei….Yu…Sei….Yu…Sei!" The man chanted over and over again while crow stumbled further into his apartment. Blood dripped from the deep stab wound to his shoulder as he reached up to yank the phone down. Once he had it, he dialed 119 as fast as possible, blood smearing the buttons. Hi heart slammed his chest and blood rushed past his ears as he told the operator what was happening. She in turn spoke soothingly and promised the police as well as an ambulance would be there as fast as possible. As Crow slumped against the wall and listened as the wail of sirens came closer, his mind wandered to the last time he had seen Him.
It was then that it struck him…He knew who had done this to Yusei…and he knew who he had to call. Despite the heaviness in his eyes and the sound of the cops breaking open his door, Crow grabbed the phone again and called the one person that could solve all this.
"Jack…meet me at the hospital…I know…first hand…Yusei…." Crow was unable to complete his sentence as he collapsed onto the ground, the blood loss finally getting to him. As the cops made way for the paramedics who removed him from the house, a voice was heard over the phone yelling for Crow.
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Wahhh sorry this is such a short chapter but I needed to end it hear so I can go on to the next one!
I hope you all like it though and please review to let me know!
O.O who attacked Crow! And what is gonna happen know that he knows! And why am I still talking! O.O
Anyway, till next time!