hey sorry that this wasnt up yesterday but for some unknown reason i couldnt log into my acount at my house last night

anyways... here you go!

"Yugi, do you want this?" I asked as I kissed the abused skin of his neck "because if we go any further I won't be able to stop"

I suppose there is a first for everything and asking Yugi if he wanted me to stop was defiantly a first.

I never actually cared about my partners before but Yugi was like a precious jewel amongst rubble, he needed to stay perfect and safe.

He is my gem and I won't let myself hurt him because I could not control myself.

"Yes" he whispered out and that gave me free reign to continue.

And so we did.

(Time skip!)

The room was calmly quiet as I watched him sleep.

He looked like a doll, so perfect lying in my arms.

His skin was covered in a thin layer of dried sweat and he was smiling softly.

His breaths were short and far between, indicating his deep slumber.

He was perfect.

No he is perfect.

His breath became quicker and he started to move around a little bit.

I thought he was waking up so I just lay silently and watched him move.

It started as a little movement of his head but it got worse as he started to whimper and thrash his head around.

"No… no stop please" he whispered in fear as he continued to thrash around. "I don't want this… stop! No… no more… please"

"Yugi! Yugi wake up!" I shook him gently trying to wake the frantic angel up but it wasn't really working.

I started to gently pet his face and hair in hopes of calming him. His thrashing started to slow and his eyes fluttered open.

He sat up quickly and looked around frantically searching for the source of his nightmares.

Trying not to scare him I stayed quiet and still in order to give him a moment to bring himself back together.

He looked around the room for another moment and then turned to look at where he was. His eyes filled with tears when he saw me sitting there looking at him.

"Please… please… please be real"

"I'm real, I'm real and I won't hurt you"

He just started to cry more and leaned back into my arms.

I held him close and tried to figure out what made him so upset.

Wait a second.

What am I doing?

I never wait around for my lover for the night to wake up.

I leave once they fall asleep.

What is wrong with me?

Now I'm comforting a near stranger that I met last night.

I'm becoming soft.

But I still couldn't bring myself to leave.

This angel sharing my bed was far too innocent to leave when he is broken.

He wrapped his soft fingers around my hard heart and brought it back to life.

I can't leave him.

I won't leave him.

Wait what's that?

His back… what is that?

Oh dear god.

I was so caught up in my passion and lust last night that I hadn't noticed before but his back was covered in scars and burns. Some were even fresh.

One in particular had split open during the night and had dried blood showing a trail down his back and into the sheets.

As I held him I noticed the rest of his body was not much better.

His thin legs were covered in long scars that swept up and around in intricate designs as if his attacker wanted his scars to be beautiful.

His arms were a different story.

They were covered in short deep scars that went only to his elbow and then back down. They looked as if the skin was woven from strips of skin.

On his hip was a burn. The burn was older than the ones on his back but it had a specific design to it.

When I realized the burn was a brand I wanted to throw up.

Someone had hurt my pretty little angel and they were going to pay.

But first I have to calm Yugi down.

"Yugi, Yugi it's alright, I'm here and I won't leave you"

"Don't… don't tell me sweet lies… I know you only wanted my body. I know you don't want me anymore. I know I'm a burden. I shouldn't have stayed. I'll just leave now, I'm sorry for bothering you"

"What are you talking about?"

"No one could ever love me; I'm not good enough for anyone. I'm lucky that jack took me in; he is the one that will take on my burdensome presence and allow the rest of the world to ignore me. God knows that no one wants me around, I might as well die."

"Stop talking. Stop telling yourself those lies. That's all you are saying, lies. This jack person is wrong, you aren't a burden, you are an angel and the rest of the world doesn't deserve to stand in your presence."

He started crying again and I held him gently, rocking him softly.

Whoever this jack guy is is going to pay. He doesn't deserve Yugi.

"Yugi, where is jack?"

"He had to go to America for a meeting and wouldn't be around for my birthday so Joey and Ryou brought me here to cheer me up"

"When will he be back?"

"Tomorrow"

"I don't want you to go back"

"I have to; I don't have anywhere else to go"

"Stay with me"

"I can't jack is going to call me at random times to check if I'm there, if I don't answer his calls then I… I…" he started to cry again and I held him softly while I thought of a plan.

"Alright you can go home but you need to call me when you get there and before he comes home, promise?"

He nodded silently and we got dressed.

When he had his clothes back on I grabbed his hand and we walked out of my bedroom.

We went back down to the now quiet club and out the front door. I hailed a taxi and Yugi got in. I gave him my cell phone and said "use this to call me when you get home and when he get home. I want to know you are safe"

He nodded and slipped the small silver phone into his pocket.

His taxi drove away and I sighed, my little angel was taken and I'll be damned if anyone hurts him.