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Chapter Ten

While Yami and Duke were sitting in Denny’s eating breakfast, Duke’s Cell Phone rang. When he answered it, he heard Sakura’s voice, “I told you that in two days, someone else would die, well he has. Now if you don’t want another death on your hands, get this damn show on the road.”

Duke could not believe what he was hearing, that damn bitch was telling him that she had just killed another one of the men he hired to rape Yugi. “Why in the hell did you do that, I didn’t tell you to.” Then Sakura laughed and said, “You’ve got two more days, if this stupid game of your’s isn’t over, then well I guess I’ll have to end it myself.”

Duke slammed his cell shut. He could not believe that she would go so off course, and then he remembered where he was. People were looking at him. He looked over at Yami and saw that Yami was looking at him as if he was a mad man.

“Are you okay?” Yami asked. Duke’s outburst made him feel uneasy. Duke walked over to their table. He needed to calm himself before he chased Yami off, he would not lose him. If he did, he would make sure that no one would be able to have him. Yami was his and would have him.

“Yeah, an employee lost important files. I over reacted, sorry about that. How are you doing? Are you still upset about Yugi?” Duke asked wanting to Yami to feel vulnerable. He knew that would be the only way that he could get Yami. Yami couldn’t believe what he’d just heard, what was going on? How could Duke be so callous, hell yes, he was still upset about what happened to Yugi, what did Duke think.

Duke then said, “Why don’t we leave here, we can go back to my place and talk.” So Duke paid the bill, they got into his car, and he drove back to his apartment. When they got inside, Yami walked over to look out the window, he was thinking about Yugi. Duke sat down on the couch and said, “Have you asked Yugi if he’ll come over here to live? Yami turned around, looked at Duke, and said, “He’d rather stay at the Manor.” Duke then said, “I don’t understand him, why would he rather have someone who is a shattered as he is to help him, hell you’d be better for him then Wheeler.”

Yami turned around and stood there not believing what Duke had just said. “How do you know about what happened to Joey, Seto told me that no one knew.” Duke laughed and said, “My money can get me anything I want, why are you so upset with what I said?”
Yami then said, “I’m going to leave, I can’t live here anymore, not when you who pretended to be my friend turns out to be an enemy of not only my Aboui but of his friend.”

Duke stood up and shouted, “What, no you can’t leave.” Yami wanted to strangle him, but he fought down the desire and said, “What in the hell are you up to?” Duke pretended to be hurt by that, he said, “I’m only trying to help you out, I thought that we could be friends.” “Friends don’t use private things against each other; you are trying to use what happened to Joey against him, but why I don’t know.” Then Yami walked over to the door and walked out. Where was he going to go? There was only one place, he had to go back to the Manor and let them know what was going on. But would they believe him? He didn’t know, all he did know was he had to try.

Back at the Manor, Roland was sitting in his Office when his private line rang. He put the receiver to his ear and heard his brother Daniel say, “I’ve almost got this damn puzzle cracked, give me a couple more days. How are things there?” Roland told him and tears filled Daniel’s eyes, he wished he could be there helping his brother.

After Roland hung up the phone, he decided that if he were to find out what that bitch was doing then he would have to either have her followed or do it himself. Helga paced back and forth wanting to go find that damn bitch and find out whom she was working for.

Sakura came back to the Manor, she walked in and nearly knocked into Helga. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.” Sakura said. Helga put on her best smile and said, “That’s alright.” As she turned to leave, it took all she could do not to vomit on the spot. Sakura went upstairs to her room, she wondered when Duke would contact her, she had given him another two days and then it would be over. She wanted no needed to get the hell out of this damn town.

After Yami left, Duke couldn’t believe that he had really gone, this couldn’t be happening. Duke walked over to the window and he watched Yami leave, then he picked up the nearest thing and threw it against the wall. Then after he had his temper tantrum, he took a deep breath, walked over to the desk sat down and pressed the button that would activate the earring that Sakura wore. He was going to tell her that if she tried anything else, he was going to kill her.

But when he pressed the button, it activated Seto’s private phone. When it rang Seto jumped, picked it up and said, “Kaiba here.” When Duke heard his voice, he pressed the button, but not quick enough. Daniel had been monitoring his computer, when all of a sudden an alarm went off and he knew that he had found the way to find out who called Seto’s number.

Daniel pressed the right buttons and just as he was about to discover who it was, a fire wall went up, but with the quickness of lightening, the brought that wall down, only to have another one come up. Then as he brought that one down, another one came up. He did this for about throw his computer out the window, when all of a sudden, he finally discovered who it was. He then called Roland and said, “I found out our elusive butterfly, it’s name is Duke Devlon.”

Roland nearly jumped up and down when his brother called and told him that he had found the person who had called his son and bragged that he knew who had raped Yugi. Roland then said, “Alright, why don’t you come here for a visit, but keep your mouth shut, no one especially Helga is to find out. If she finds out who it was, she’ll get her scatter gun and blow his damn ass off, now all I have to do is figure out the fake Sakura Akio really is.

Yami walked to the Kaiba Manor and stood outside the gates, should he try to work things out. Memories flashed into his mind, the fight with Joey, telling Yugi he was used, acting so upset all the time. Would they forgive him, could he forgive himself? He didn’t know how bad his was until Duke brought up Joey’s past. Yami used Joey’s past to hurt him, hell he used what happen to Yugi and threw it in Yugi’s face. He couldn’t go back; he would just need find a place to stay.

Seto walked outside, he needed some air because the last couple of days were taking a toll on everyone. As he stood on the front porch of the Manor he saw a shadowed figure standing by the gate, he was about to call the guards until he saw the shadows face. It was Yami, what the hell was he doing here. Seto hoped that he was here to find forgiveness but he feared that he if he let Yami back in he would hurt Joey and Yugi again. He couldn’t allow them to be broken because he had a soft spot for Yami. He decided that he had to try, maybe in some way they would all heal each other. Seto walked over to the gate, he was going to try to help Yami, and he hoped that he had the spirit to do it.

Yami was about to walk off when he heard a voice. “Going somewhere?” the voice said. Yami jumped and he turned around and saw Seto there. Yami didn’t know what to do but his heart felt like it beating so hard it would come out of his chest. “I’m leaving; I just wanted to be somewhere familiar.” Yami said. That sounded dumb but what was he suppose to say, he had no idea.

“Listen, I know that things got out of hand last night. Things were said on both ends. Why don’t we all grow up and try to move on. I know Yugi misses you. You being here and not dumping on him and Joey will help Yugi. I know I told you to leave, but now I think that you should come back.” Seto said. What was wrong with him? He felt as if he was a shy girl asking the hottest boy out.

“I don’t know if I can be trusted in there. Every time I turned around I kept on hurt either Yugi, Joey or both of them. That will not help Yugi heal it will just keep him shattered. My Aboui should not be shattered, he needs to be whole and shine with his purest light.” Yami said. He knew that Yugi would heal with Joey’s love not his. He let go of that but he would not trust himself around the two, he didn’t want to hurt them.

“Yami, Yugi will always need you. He is in love with Joey but he loves you. You are his other half, he needs you.” He wanted to tell Yami that he needed him as well but he was just too scared. Yami couldn’t believe that, he should have never come here. He would just hurt those around him.

“I can’t, I understand what I did wrong to both Joey and Yugi and I feel sick. I can’t go back in there and keep hurting them. I needed to move on and just try and forget Yugi, he has everyone he would ever need.” Yami said as he started to leave. Seto eyes widen. He would not let Yami go he needed him. He opened the gate and took off after the dark sprit. He grabbed Yami by his arm and turned him around and they were face to face.

“You are needed by Yugi and others. Joey is on of your best friends that had kept a life of hell from you, but now that you know, you can help him. Let them in; there are those that need you, you can’t leave.” He said in a whisper, he didn’t trust his own voice.

“Who needs me, all I do is hurt people because that’s all I did when I was there before. Now tell me who needs me, who would want me? I went over to Duke’s thinking that maybe he would be there for me but all he wanted to do is badmouth Joey’s past. He told me that he paid someone to get that information. I called him a friend and he’s not. He didn’t want to be my friend he just wanted someone to gloat to. Tell me Seto who would want me.”

Seto saw tears full Yami’s eyes. Seto took a hold of Yami’s collar, pulled him down, and kissed him. His kiss was hard, powerful, and full of love and compassion. “I want you; I need you and so do Yugi and Joey. You need to stay.” Seto didn’t feel the tears stain his face. Yami looked shocked at first and then smiled. His heart felt whole and that jealous rage was gone. He guessed all he needed was to be loved.

Seto and Yami heard the dinner bells go off. “Let’s go, I’ll talk to everyone and tell them that you are staying here and later will talk about Duke. I want to know why he had information about Joey’s past.” Seto said as he took Yami’s hand and they walked into the Manor holding hands. When they walked in Yugi and Joey were playing a video game while Mokuba watched. Yugi looked over his shoulder and saw Seto there with Yami. Yugi got off the floor, ran to Yami, and hugged him.

“You’re back; I thought you never wanted to see me again. Yami I am sorry for how I feel but I do love you. I will always have love for you. I’m in love with Joey. If you can’t handle that then I find a way to make this work.” Yugi said he was out of breath.

Joey watched from the sidelines. He was happy that Yugi was happy, but he did fear Yami. The past days hurt him so much, but if it is what Yugi wanted he would be okay with Yami back as long as Yami didn’t hurt Yugi.

Yami looked down at his light and tears fell from his eyes. “You don’t have to worry about me, all I needed was time to figure out what I needed and I did. I needed love and I have found it. I will never ask for forgiveness from you or Joey because it I can never make up what I do to you both. I do want to start over.” Yami looked at Yugi then to Joey. Joey nodded but kept his distant it would take time to patch things up but he would try. Then Helga came in and saw Yami there crying. Yugi was holding on to his waist. Joey was watching them, but what got her attention was that Yami and Seto were holding hands. Her son looked happy; she had never seemed him that happy before.

“Dinner is ready, now all of you go get clean up. Roland has said that his brother will be as our guest. Now I will not serve dinner if all of you aren’t in that kitchen in two minutes now move it.” She saw all the boys go upstairs she hoped that this was the beginning of all of those boys healing. Then Sakura walked by and headed for the table. She smiled at her, Helga wanted to snap her neck, but she let her anger go. She could always make bread; it helped get her tension out.

After dinner, Mokuba went to bed and Seto asked that Yami, Yugi, and Joey go to the den and talk they needed to work some things out. He hoped that it would be okay, he didn’t want to lose Yami, he just found out that he was in love with him. They went to the den while Sakura went her room. Helga went back into the kitchen to make bread and that left Roland and his brother to talk.

“Who was that young woman your wife wanted to kill?” Daniel asked. Roland looked over at his brother and sighed. “She’s a person spying on us. She is using the identity of a dead nurse who was suppose to be here to help Yugi. Helga knows and now you but that’s all. I don’t want to upset the boys and have some of them try to take her on. I need to know who she is and who hired her and why.” Roland said. He looked so tired. There was a lot of burden on his shoulders.

Daniel walked over to the cup on the table where Sakura was drinking from. “You have a lab right, see if they can D.N.A from this glass.” Daniel said while putting the glass in a zip lock. “Why didn’t I think of that?’ Roland said yelling at himself. “You have a lot on your plate. That’s why. Now I have the report you wanted. I need to get going. I don’t want to get your family in trouble.” Daniel hugged his brother and left. Roland felt his heart ache. One day he and his younger brother would be together again.

Roland went into the kitchen and told Helga that Daniel had left. She saw the sorrow in her husband’s face. She kissed him. He told her that he had something to take care of. He wanted her to be careful. If anything happened, she must take herself and the boys into the safe room. If she or the boys had one hair out of place, there would be hell to pay. She nodded and watched him go. She then went back to making bread; soon the boys would be in bed. She would wait up for Roland, and dare that bitch to do anything out of place so she would take her out not caring what Roland just said. No one would intimidate her in her house or hurt those in it.

In the den Seto, Yami, Yugi and Joey just sat. No one really said anything. What would they talk about? Yugi then started. “Yami, are you better?” Yugi asked hoping that his dark half had found some kind of peace since he left.

“Yes Yugi I am. It took me leaving to find what I needed. I thought I was supposed to be the one to heal you, love you. You were my other half; I should have been the one that you should have come to, not Joey. I see how wrong I was, Joey understands what you have been through. I know that he had been hurt like you have been. He was also there for you, he didn’t want anything from you. I see the love you both have for each other, I didn’t have at the time I wanted that and thought I could get it from you. That was wrong of me and for that I will always be sorry.”

Joey say next to Yugi and Yugi rubbed his arms. He felt Joey tense, they both were waiting for Yami to go off but he didn’t. They both begin to relax. Yugi thought over Yami’s words and his eyes widen and so did his smile. “Yami are you in love with Seto? Is that why you two were holding hands tonight? You are aren’t you? I’m so happy for you.” Yugi lunged from Joey’s arms and landed in Yami’s arms. This cause Yami to catch Yugi, he fell over and took Seto with him. Joey started to laugh at them and this caused a pillow to hit his head. He wasn’t sure who hit him; he smiled and threw the pillow back. For a couple of minutes four young men had a pillow fight. It helped them mend old wounds and start up new ties.

After the fight, Yami told Yugi and Joey about his feelings for Seto. That he ignored them just as Seto did. Joey felt for Yami because he too kept his feelings from Yugi it hurt so badly. He was glad that Seto and Yami had each other and that he had Yugi, Yami the coughed to get everyone’s attention. “Yugi, Joey I know I asked this before but just for Yugi, but if both wanted I could take those memories of your past away. It is up to both of you and if not now, I will be happy to do it anytime if it helps you too. If you don’t want that but someone to talk to I will be here for both of you.” He looked down at both Yugi and Joey.

Joey and Yugi both said no, but they thanked him for the gift. They talked about stupid things all of them trying to forget what had happen over the past few days. One by one they all fell asleep in the den. Helga found them and smiled. She closed the door to the den and locked it with her master key. She would check on them for a while. Right now she would allow them to sleep together, that closeness would help them heal. Then the timer when off she went to take the bread out of the oven. She hoped Roland would be home soon.

Roland was on his way back to the Manor. He gave the glass to Yun. He wanted her to see if she could trace any D.N.A on the glass. If she found a match, he wanted her to report it. He would not wait that night. He wanted to be home while that snake was in their household. He would be damned if she would hurt any of them. He pulled into the driveway and walked in thought the back way to the Manor. The aroma of bread was in the house. Helga was mad he couldn’t blame her. He found his wife.

Helga told them about the boys in the den. They woke them up and helped them upstairs. For that night, they all crashed in Seto’s room. They wanted the time to work on things. Once they got the boys upstairs, they checked on Mokuba. He was sleeping with his Blue Eyes Plushie. Helga smiled, as she watched him sleep. Roland took her to their room and they got ready for bed. She did not ask him where he went and he did not tell her. He hoped that in the morning he would have his answers and this whole nightmare will be over.

Sakura called Duke and told him that Yami was back in the Manor and it seemed that Yami and Seto were very close. She laughed as she taunted him. She was glad that Duke was upset. Now maybe he would strike and soon she wanted out of this place. Duke had a fit, how could Yami do this to him. He then decided that if could have Yami then no one would. He would kill both Yugi and Yami and take over the Game Shop. His plan would be redone. He would get what was his. What neither Duke nor Scarlet A.K.A Sakura knew was that they had been found out and soon all would end, would they make it out of the trap they have spun or would it do them both in?

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Chapter Eleven Coming Up..