Shipping: Puffshipping

Warnings: Abuse

Summary: Joey is abused by his dad and he has a crush on his friend, Ryou. He's always letting his dad hit him, barely standing up to him. But what if Ryou is there?

Ryou watched sadly as Joey hurried out of the house, quickly shutting the door as the sound of something smashing against it was heard. Joey turned to him with a big goofy grin on his face. Ryou noticed a cut on his left cheek. He could tell it was fresh because it was still bleeding. Joey walked up to him. "Ready to go to school?" He asked.

Ryou sighed, nodding, and followed Joey. It was silent until Ryou spoke. He was hesitant at first, debating whether or not he should bring the topic up, but decided that he should. "...Joey?" He looked over and down at him. He was pretty tall. "Yeah?" Ryou looked straight ahead, trying to come up with a way to say everything. "Your... father... he abuses you, doesn't he?"

Joey's eyes widened a little. "W-What are you talking about, bud? Of course not!" Ryou frowned, knowing he was lying. "Joey, you know you can tell me anything." Joey looked away. "He does... But it's alright! I'm strong, I can handle it!"

"I know you're strong, but still..."

"Ryou, bud, don't worry about it."

Ryou sighed, not wanting to give in, but had no choice. "Alright, fine..." Joey grinned big, and playfully slapped his shoulder. "That's my man! Hey, want a piggy back ride?" Ryou blushed. "Um... No, it's fine..." Joey chuckled and knelt down. "Too bad, get on my back." Ryou blushed darker and hopped on, setting his hands on his shoulders. Joey slid his hands under his thigh and continued walking to school.

-At School-

Ryou closed his locker as he thought about the next class he had. Gym. Luckily, he has it with Joey, but still. Ryou walked to gym and into the boys locker room. Ryou turned down the aisle where he and Joey shared their locker and gasped. Joey was in the middle of changing his shirt and there were huge bruises on his back. "J-Joey...?" He whispered, but not low enough to where he couldn't hear, because he turned around.

"Oh... Ryou... You saw..." Ryou slowly walked up to him and gently touched the bruise on his chest. He winced, making him pull his hand back a little. "Is this part of what he does?" He asked quietly. Joey nodded. "Yeah..."

Ryou bit his bottom lip and looked up at Joey. "Are there more?" Joey didn't reply for a moment until he finally nodded. "Come to my house after school... Let me fix you up." Joey hesitated, but nodded. "Alright, fine." Ryou turned and got dressed himself.

-After School-

Ryou walked down the sidewalk with Joey behind him. "Joey, if you're so injured, why did you give me a piggy back ride to school today?" Ryou asked curiously, looking up at Joey.

"I've gona dumb to the pain, so I didn't feel any."

"Oh..." Ryou looked ahead again. He walked up to his porch and into his house, Joey following behind him. Ryou took his shoes off and dissappeared upstais to get the first aid kit while Joey also took off his shoes and sat down on the couch, setting his backpack beside the couch.

Ryou came back down a moment later, the kit in his hands. He sat down next to Joey and opened it, grabbing what he needed. "Show me everywhere that you're injured." Ryou said, looking at Joey. Joey took off hs shirt then stood up and took off his, leaving him in nothing but his boxers that were a dark blue. Ryou blushed at the sight.

Joey noticed this and smirked, making his abs bounce up and down. "Liking what you're seeing?" Joey asked. Ryou shook his head frantically. "N-No!" He shouted. Joey chuckled. "Sure you don't. And Kaiba's my best friend." Ryou blushed darker and started working once Joey sat back down.

-After Fixing Joey Up-

Ryou pulled his hand away and crumpled up the band aid wrappers. "There, you're all fixed up. Feel better?" He asked, packing up the kit. Joey grinned. "A lot better, thanks bud." Ryou smiled back and nodded. "Glad I could help." He stood up and walked upstairs, putting the kit away.

When he came back, he sat next to Joey. "So, what do you want to do now?" Ryou asked. Joey thought for a moment. "Mm... Lets play Mario Kart!" Ryou giggled. "Ok." He stood and turned on the Wii, put in the game, and grabbed two remotes, handing one to Joey who took it. "I call number one." Ryou said, sitting down. Joey pouted. "No fair!" Ryou grinned. "It's my game."

"Teeeeeeeechnically, it belongs to whoever invented this game." Ryou stuck out his tongue. Joey grinned and leaned over, licking Ryou's tongue. Ryou's face instantly went completely red and he quickly put it back in his mouth, making Joey laugh. Joey got on his knees and leaned close to Ryou.

"You taste delicious~" Was all he said before he kissed Ryou. Ryou gasped in shock but kisses back immedtiately, wrapping his arms around Joey's neck. Joey leaned back so Ryou had his back against the arm of the couch and held his waist, holding him close to his chest.

Joey kissed down to Ryou's neck and sucked until he had made a hickey. He then pulled away and looked at Ryou to see him all flustered and panting heavily. Joey grinned and wiggled his eyebrows in a wave. "Like that?" Ryou nodded. Joey climbed off Ryou and pulled him onto his lap.

"So, does this make us a couple now?" Joey asked as he rubbed Ryou's thigh gently. Ryou nodded, still blushing. "Good." He said, and kissed Ryou again.

Just as he did that, there was harsh knocking on the door, making them part ways and look at it. Ryou tilted his head in confusion. "I don't know who that would be..." He climbed off Joey and walked to the door. He opened it saying, "Hello?" He looked up and found himself looking at Joey's pissed off dad who was glaring at him.

Ryou took a step back as Joey's eyes widned and he jumped up. "D-Dad?! What are you doing here?!" Joey's dads eyes narrowed and he stepped in, shutting the door behind him.

"You didn't come home right after school so I looked for you. I went through your stuff and found this address, so here I am."

"Get out! You don't have a right to be here!" Joey growled. Though he was a little afraid. They were in Ryou's apartment and Ryou was here, and his dad was pissed as hell. He could hurt Ryou. "Ryou, come over here." He said, wanting Ryou behind him. Ryou quickly hurried behind him.

"Oh, so you got yourself a little faggy slut?" Joey's dad said.

"He is not! Don't you ever say that about him again!" Joeys dad walked over and slapped Joey across the face, growling. "Don't ever talk to me like that again, you fag!" Joey felt the pain in his cheek as it started bruising, but ignored it. Now was not the time to be weak. Not with Ryou here and his father mad. Ryou wouldn't last against him. "Fuck you! Get out before we call the cops!" He yelled.

Joey's dad glared at him. "You wouldn't dare." Joey also glared at his dad, making it a war. "Yes, I would. It's one thing you hurt and insult me, but I'll be dammed if you think I'm gonna sit here and let you do that to him. If you lay a hand on him, I will kill you. Now get out."

Joey's dad growled. "I want you out of the house. Don't even think about coming to get your stuff."

"Good. I was going to anyways. And I don't care. It's all junk anyways. Joey watched as his dad stormed out, slamming the door. Ryou looked at Joey, shaking a little. He hugged Joey tightly, starting to cry. Joey hugged back and held him close. "Sh, sh, it's alright. He's gone now." Ryou looked up at him as he shook. "I-I can't believe y-you had t-t-to put up w-with him... You can l-live with m-me if you w-want to..." Joey nodded.

"Alright. It'll be perfect, now that we're a couple and all. I can support you!" Joey grinned. Ryou giggled a little through his tears. "Leave it to you to joke at a moment like this." Joey chuckled. "Yeah, but you love me anyways." Ryou rolled his eyes and pulled away, wiping them dry. Joey bent over and slipped one arm under his knees and his other around his shoulder, then picked him up.

Ryou squeaked and immediately wrapped his arm around his neck. "J-Joey!" Joey chuckled and carried him to the room that was now theirs. He got in and dumped Ryou on the bed, then crawled up next to him, holding him close.

"I love you." He whispered in Ryou's ear. Ryou blushed darkly and cuddled closely into his chest, closing his eyes. "I love you too."