I wanted to do something that was a little bit different for Halloween this year, and decided this might fit the bill. It is not something I would usually write, and I can't quite believe I am putting our beloved characters through it! -I kind of had to disassociate myself from them in order to do so. The story itself is dark and disturbing. It contains moderately graphic scenes of drugging, coercion and sexual assault. Character death, thoughts of suicide, and suicide attempt. These themes could upset some people, so PLEASE BE WARNED.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh.
Deception and Lies.
Games Night Goes Wrong.
This did not seem such a good idea now he was up here. The bridge was much higher than he had imagined. The dark, fast moving river seemed an awfully long way down and he was starting to lose the courage to jump off.
Lowering himself to sit on the steel beam, he felt the cold breeze catch him and he almost lost his balance and fell – wasn't that what he came up here for?
He gulped and continued to cling to the steel cable.
He had dishonoured himself.
He had dishonoured his wife and family.
He could not take the shame.
He had to do this.
Closing his eyes, he let go of the steel cable and let gravity take him.
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One month earlier.
Evenings spent playing games with his friends was something Yugi always looked forward to and enjoyed.
However, it was not always easy to find the time these days, what with work and other commitments. But they but did try and meet up once a month at least, and tonight was Ryou Bakura's turn to host.
Whenever it was Ryou's turn, it was always Monster World. Monster World was fun, but it did require a decent number of players to make an adventure worthwhile, and Yugi hoped that everyone would be able to make it.
Unfortunately, Anzu, his wife of only a few months would not be attending with him; she was away on tour with the dance company and would not be back for a couple of weeks.
As he shed his work slacks and shirt, brushed his teeth, showered and changed into more casual attire for a night of gaming, Yugi wondered what sort of adventure Bakura had in store for them all this time.
Whatever it was, Yugi was looking forward to it.
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As Ryou put the finishing touches to his latest adventure, his phone rang. He answered it and was disappointed to hear that Honda and Shizuka were unable to attend due to their pet cat being run over. Apparently, Shizuka was inconsolable and Honda did not want to leave her. Stupid, inconsiderate cat, thought Ryou.
Next to cancel was Ryuji Otogi, who was having to work late tonight and then open up the cafe again at seven thirty the next day. Apparently, he did not think he could handle an adventure game that might go on all night. Lightweight, thought Ryou.
The final blow was when Jonouchi rang and said that Mai had left him again and he was chasing her half way across Japan to try and get her to come back. Gormless, lovesick fool, thought Ryou.
That just left Yugi.
Huffing, Ryou frowned. All this work and planning and everyone was bailing on him. He was fully prepared for Yugi to be next, proving his theory that no one really liked him as much as they pretended to.
However, when Yugi did not ring him and cancel, he decided that Yugi might be a real friend after all.
Real friends were hard to come by, and even harder to keep for someone like Ryou, whom was often considered by many to be a bit of a weirdo, but Yugi and his friends never judged him; Yugi especially seemed like the kind of person who was too nice to not be his friend.
An idea began forming in his twisted little mind, that perhaps he could persuade Yugi to play a slightly more interesting game tonight, and save the Monster World adventure for next time.
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Although he was running a bit late after an impromptu video call with Anzu, Yugi stopped off on the way to Bakura's apartment to buy some cans of beer.
He bought a pack of six cans and then continued on his way. He parked his car in one of the guest bays, grabbed the pack of beer from the passenger seat and went up in the elevator to Bakura's floor. His friend's flat was at the far end of the hallway, close to the fire escape.
Stopping in front of the door, he rang the doorbell. His friend answered the door almost immediately, with a warm, welcoming smile.
"Come on in, Yugi!"
Yugi stepped inside. "Sorry I'm a bit late. Anzu called."
"Oh! How is she?"
"Yeah, she's fine. She sends everyone her love." Yugi handed Ryou the pack of beer so that he could take off his shoes. "I thought these might go down well." He knew they were Ryou's favourite brand.
"Thank you, Yugi!" Ryou waited for Yugi to finish taking off his shoes and then gestured him through to the lounge. "I'm afraid it's just us tonight. The others can't make it."
Yugi was unable to hide his disappointment. "Why not?!" None of his friends had called him to say they would not be coming tonight! If they had, Yugi might not have bothered either.
"They all rang me with excuses." For a moment, Ryou looked a bit down, but then he cheered up and smiled. "That just means more beer for us, right?"
"Right," said Yugi flatly. He was looking forward to a Monster World adventure with his group of friends. "I guess we might as well make the most of it. What other games do you want to play?"
Ryou gave him a cheesy smile. "No point in us dueling, since you always win. We can play a video game, or maybe a traditional board game. I'll leave you to choose while I pour us some beer."
Yugi was about to say he was happy to drink straight from the can, but his friend was already heading for the kitchen, so he said nothhing and walked over to the cupboard instead, which he knew was full of traditional games. He decided on Ker-Plunk and snakes and ladders, mainly because he had not played either game in years. He then went over to the TV cabinet to see if there was a video game he fancied playing.
In the kitchen, Ryou poured beer into two glasses. He had always felt lonely and isolated, despite those stupid fan girls that followed him around. He was not attracted to any of those girls; they were intimidating and made him feel uneasy. He was starting to think that none of his so called gaming 'friends' really liked him all that much either, and were only his friends because they were trying to be kind. The only exception was Yugi. Ryou had developed a crush on Yugi, but Yugi did not seem that way inclined and was in love with Anzu, so Ryou had kept his crush hidden.
Until now.
Into Yugi's beer he tipped a small quantity of the magic potion he had been working on. This was a new potion, and he was not sure how much to administer without Yugi noticing his beer had been laced, or without knocking him out cold for hours. But if the spell potion worked, it would hopefully make Yugi like Ryou in the same way that Ryou liked Yugi.
Smiling, he carried the tray, containing the two glasses of beer and some snacks, back into the sitting room. "Have you chosen a game for us to play yet?"
Yugi looked up and nodded. "I haven't played this in years!"
Ryou raised his eyebrows. "Ker-plunk?" A strange choice, but Ryou didn't express that. "Okay!"
Making sure he handed Yugi the correct beer, he sat down, while Yugi finished setting up the game.
"Ready?" asked Yugi.
"Yes. You go first."
Nodding, Yugi extracted the first straw. He then took a long sip of his beer, while Ryo took his turn pulling out a straw.
Several turns in, and Ryou noticed that Yugi had almost finished his beer, but there were no signs of any changes in his behaviour, so Ryou tried flirting. "Say, Yugi. You look a little different tonight."
Bemused, Yugi cocked his head. "In what way?"
Smiling, Ryou tickled his own chin. "Are you growing a beard? I like it."
Yugi blushed, and laughed awkwardly. "No. Anzu's away, and it's the weekend, so I'm too lazy to shave."
"Oh! Shame. I think a beard would suit you. Do you think a beard would suit me?"
Yugi responded with a shrug. "I don't know. You could try growing one to find out." He smirked, and joked, "Or, you could ask your fan girls for their opinion."
Ryou bit back a grimace. The potion either did not work, or the quantity was too small. He drained the rest of his beer, stood up and gestured at their empty glasses.
"Would you like another beer, Yugi?"
"Sure." Yugi drained the rest of his own beer and handed Ryou the glass. He watched Ryou's back as he walked to the kitchen. He had never noticed before, but his friend had a rather nice bottom, that swayed slightly when he walked. He shook his head. Why the heck did he just think that?!
Out in the kitchen, Ryou put a little bit more of his potion into Yugi's drink. It was trial and error, but he hoped it would work this time.
They continued their game, taking sips of their drinks in between turns.
It was not long before Ryou started noticing that Yugi was suddenly a bit flushed and uncoordinated. He pulled out a straw without thinking, sending marbles clattering into the tray below, but didn't seem to care. "Are you okay, Yugi?"
Yugi shook his head. "Yeah." He felt a bit...odd, and laughed. "Maybe the beer's stronger than I thought."
"Oh! I hope you're okay to drive home?"
"If not, I'll get a cab, or walk."
"You could always stay over? The sofa's comfortable, or….there's plenty of room for two in my bed?"
Yugi started giggling. It was uncharacteristic, but he couldn't help it. "Me, share your bed with you?!"
When Yugi started giggling like a child, Ryou frowned. "What's so funny about us sharing a bed?"
Yugi shook his head. "Nothing!" A dirty thought popped into his mind, and he suddenly felt like kissing Ryou. He blinked and shook his head, trying to get rid of the feeling. He was not having gay thoughts. He did not want to kiss his male friend.
Taking a chance, Ryou leaned forward and put his hand on Yugi's knee. "Are you sure you're okay, Yugi?" He peered closer into Yugi's face and saw that his eyes were a bit glazed and his pupils dilated. He hoped he had not overdone it with the potion. "Would it be okay if I kissed you?"
Yugi nodded, and then shook his head. "Wouldn't it be gay if we kissed? Are you gay, Bakura?" His words were a little slurred, and it felt like someone else was controlling his mind and body. "I think you're pretty!" He put his hand over his mouth, trying to shut himself up. "What's wrong with me?"
"There's no shame in having feelings for someone, Yugi. I'm sure it must be lonely for you when Anzu's not here?"
Yugi nodded like his head was about to fall off. "Very… lonely," he slurred. "I watch porn." He giggled. "I jack off to it. Don't tell her I said that." Ryou smiled in response.
"You need someone to give you the love you're not getting. If you would like me to, I can help you with that?"
Yugi gazed at him with glazed over eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Well, I can touch you. Would you like me to touch you?" Without waiting for a reply, Ryou slid his hand up Yugi's leg and massaged his upper thigh. Yugi did not move to stop him. Reaching his groin, he gave Yugi a gentle squeeze. Yugi sucked in a breath and Ryou rubbed him and felt him growing hard.
"This is sooo wrong…" Yugi mumbled as he flopped into the backrest of the sofa. As wrong as this was, it was enjoyable and he was too spaced out to do anything to stop his friend.
"Sh…. Relax and enjoy. Pretend I'm Anzu," said Ryou hypnotically. He was starting to get Yugi under his spell.
Yugi smiled serenely. "Anzu…." he purred, trapped in an illusion.
Ryou leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. Yugi was still hesitant, but was unable to stop himself from kissing back.
Ryou gently pushed him down so that he was laying on his back along the sofa. Yugi did not resist. "Let me pleasure you," said Ryou softly. It had taken quite a large dose to get him to there, but at last Ryou had managed to get Yugi into a sort of hypnotic trance. And Yugi could only smile serenely and hum his approval, as Ryou seductively undid his belt, button and fly.
Now completely unable to even voice any objection, Yugi let Ryou worked his jeans and boxers down to his knees, exposing his semi hard cock, but he did hiss as the air touched him.
The usually sweet, kind Ryou Bakura, was now replaced with a slightly more wicked one, as he reached down and stroked his hands over Yugi's thighs and up his body, pushing his shirt up to reveal toned abdominals. "Has anyone ever told you how sexy you are, Yugi?" he asked.
Yugi giggled stupidly and nodded. "Of courshh," he slurred.
Relieved that his victim was now fully trapped in a potion induced fantasy, Ryou smiled, and then, for a split second, he felt guilty for seducing a man who only thought of him as a friend. But his guilt was short lived.
"Then I shall make you feel sexy," he purred, sliding his hand between Yugi's thighs to gently cup his balls. Yugi's mouth fell open and he parted his legs slightly, letting out a moan.
Ryou continued to fondle and touch him for a few more moments, before turning his attention to stroking his erection. He then leaned down and took him into his mouth.
Yugi gasped and tried to thrust, but Ryou held his hips firmly to prevent him from doing so. He wanted to work at his own pace, and licking and sucking to the sound of Yugi's delightful moans of pleasure, he brought his unwitting friend to climax.
Swallowing most of him down, Ryou licked his lips, coating them and savouring the sweet taste of Yugi. He then slid his hands up Yugi's sides and leaned in to gently kiss Yugi on the mouth, dipping his tongue in and giving him a taste of himself.
For Ryou it was sexy and delicious. For Yugi, it was like a strange, unreal dream that he did not properly comprehend. In his mind, his wife was giving him the most amazing blow job he'd ever had. In reality, he was unwittingly being abused.
Ryou gently stroked Yugi's forehead, and watched as he drifted into a deep sleep. Wanting to make sure that Yugi was not going to stop breathing, he sat watching him sleeping for a while, before easing his friend's boxers back up, but removing his jeans and folding them neatly upon the coffee table. He then covered the sleeping man with a blanket and went to bed.
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The following morning, Yugi woke up feeling like he had been run over by a truck. His body was trembling and he felt cold. He tried to sit up and felt a bit woozy.
He tried to recall what had happened, but his memory was sketchy. He remembered playing Ker-Plunk – the game was still on the coffee table – but remembered little else after that.
Fragments of an erotic dream came back to him, where Anzu had…. Oh, boy! He looked down at his lap. Who took his trousers off? But he was relieved that he had not made a mess of his boxers – that would be a really embarrassing thing to happen while sleeping on the sofa in his friend's apartment.
His mouth felt pasty and his lips felt crusty, like he had been dribbling, and there was an unpleasant taste on his tongue. He pulled a face and wiped his arm across his mouth. "Ugh!" On unsteady legs, he staggered to his feet and into the kitchen to get a glass of water.
As he swilled his mouth out, he noticed Ryou's potions on the side. He rolled his eyes. His friend was well known for his bizarre fascination with witchcraft and the occult. Spotting a notebook on the side, Yugi was curious as to what sort of spells were in it. He knew he shouldn't peek, but…
He was just giving in to temptation, when he heard his friend's voice in the doorway. He quickly shut the book and retracted his arm.
"Oh! Hello, Yugi. You're awake! How are you this morning? I was a bit worried when you came over all dizzy and passed out. It must have been the drink."
Yugi frowned. "I only had one and a half glasses of beer." He was growing suspicious. He could have sworn he caught a glimpse of his name when he opened the potion book. "You didn't try one of your spells on me, did you?" He said it jokingly, but deep down he was being serious.
It surprised him when Ryou became angry. "No! Of course I didn't!" he snapped. "What sort of friend would I be if I tried a spell on you without your permission?"
Yugi held his hands up. "Hey! I was only teasing. I didn't mean it."
Ryou changed his tune again. "I know you were only teasing me Yugi. And I'm sorry if I raised my voice. Would you like me to make you some breakfast?"
Yugi rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah… I guess. Thanks."
Breakfast was a bit of a weird affair. Yugi thought that Ryou was fussing over him like mother hen. He kept saying things like, 'We should breakfast together more often!' and, 'I really enjoy your company,' and, 'You're my best friend. You must come for dinner one evening.'
Yugi did not want to be rude, but he could not wait to make his excuses and go home.
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Once home, Yugi made straight for the bathroom. He rinsed his mouth with mouthwash and brushed his teeth thoroughly. He then took a long, hot shower.
While in the shower, his mind kept drifting to his erotic dream. Normally those sort of dreams resulted in messed pyjama bottoms, but he had woken up clean.
He could not understand it.
Shaking his head, he dismissed it. Perhaps he had not been as turned on as his dream suggested, which was bizarre given that Anzu had never taken him in her mouth like that before, yet it was a fantasy of his that she one day would.
Stepping out of the shower, he put on clean clothes and spent the rest of the day pottering around the house and doing chores, so that he would not have too much mess to clear up all at once for when Anzu came home at the end of next week.
By mid afternoon, his memory of last night's dream had completely vanished, as if it had never happened at all.
Feeling tired and washed out, he made himself some noodles, put his feet up and watched TV.
A little later on, he was just dozing off when his phone pinged with a message from Ryou. He glanced at it and smiled – his friend wanted to know how he was feeling after passing out last night?
Yugi pinged him back a reply to say he was a bit tired but otherwise okay.
He dropped his phone on the cushion and went back to the film he was only half watching.
His phone pinged again. Another message from Ryou, wanting to know if he would like to come round for dinner this evening.
Yugi raised an eyebrow. Bit odd that he should ask him over for dinner?! He pinged his reply, apologising, but he had work tomorrow.
Ryou's next message concerned him:
We are still friends though, aren't we?
Yugi knew that Ryou struggled to make friends; his fascination with the occult, witchcraft and wizardry put a lot of people off. They thought him creepy. He had only really become friends with Yugi through games club. Not wanting to hurt his feelings, he relied: Of course we are.
Yugi was not sure why, but Ryou's next message was even creepier:
Do you want to meet me after work tomorrow? I finish at five thirty. We could go for pizza, if you're interested?
Yugi quickly responded: I can't tomorrow. Working late and then video call with Anzu.
Ryou did not respond, much to Yugi's relief.
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Sat in his apartment, Ryou scowled at Yugi's last message. He thought Yugi was his friend, but Yugi clearly did not take their friendship seriously. It seemed he would rather video call that wife of his; a wife who was seldom there for him. Ryou could be there for him, and he intended to prove it.
Sorry to inflict that on you Yugi. Unfortunately, I have worse planned, for both Yugi and Ryou.
Thank you for reading. Will try and post a chapter daily over the Halloween period.
