The Dark Side Of Yami

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Chapter Eleven


In the room that Seto and Joey shared, Joey stood looking out the window, and to no one in particular he said, “What should I do, just forgive Yami for what happened. Do I just smile and say, oh that’s alright?” Then he turned and looked at Seto as if to ask him what he should do. Seto walked over to Joey and as he put his arm around him he said, “I can’t tell you what to do, but I do know that if you can’t release the anger it’ll eat you alive.”

Joey looked at Seto and he said, “What do you mean, eat me alive?” Seto then said, “You know that Gozaburo adopted Mokie and me, well it never was what it seemed to anyone who saw us together. That bastard would make me study for hours, always pushing me harder and harder. If I didn’t do what I was told, he would beat me. When I tried to fight him, I got beat more and one day that bastard told me that if I didn’t do what I was told that he’d make Mokuba pay.” That was the last straw, one night when I knew that he was sleeping, I snuck out of my room, went downstairs where I knew he kept his gun. I took it out, made sure that it was loaded, then I went back upstairs, went into his room and blew his brains all over his king size bed.”

Joey listened to what Seto was saying and then it dawned on him that Gozaburo must have used Seto sexually. Then Seto said, “I guess you figured out that he made me perform sex acts with him. I was so humiliated and I knew that if I didn’t stop him that he’d start on Mokie, that’s why I killed him. Roland heard the gunshots, when he came into the room; he took the gun from me. He guided me back to my room, went back and cleaned up the mess, he got rid of the body and with help from his friends they told everyone that Gozaburo had gone on a business trip to Europe, that he was killed in an accident.” After that, I had to be hospitalized for a few months, killing him did something to my mind. I finally got better, came home and well no one ever knew what really happened.”

Roland told me that it wasn’t my fault that Gozaburo was a sick man, that I had to forgive not only myself but I had to forgive Gozaburo if I ever wanted to really get better. Then Seto said, “Joey you have to forgive yourself, it wasn’t your fault. Yami or rather Dark Yami was stronger then you no matter what you tried, you couldn’t have prevented what happened to you.”

Joey then started to cry, “I tried to stop him, but he just kept hitting me, over and over. Then he pulled my pants off and he raped me. He just laughed and laughed as he shoved in and out of me. I didn’t think that he’d never stop, but then he just stood up and walked off, as if nothing happened. Just he left me lying there, like nothing happened.” Seto held him in his arms and then when Joey got control of his emotions, he said, “Tomorrow, I’ll talk to Yami. You’ll be there right?” Seto looked down into Joey’s eyes and said, “Yes, I’ll be there.”

In the room that Yami and Yugi shared, Yami was sitting in the big chair in the corner. Yugi sat on the bed waiting for Yami to say something. Then Yami got up and walked over to the bed, sat down next to Yugi and said, “Tomorrow I hope no pray that Joey will listen to me. I can’t stand him hating me, but what bothers me the most is that he might not want to be friends with you because of me.”

Yugi moved closer to Yami and said, “Yami, all you can do is tell him your side, and if it doesn’t do any good, then that’s his problem not yours. As for our friendship, well it’ll hurt not being able to talk to him, but that’s alright.” Then Yami put his arms around Yugi and they lay back on the bed holding on to each other. Deep down inside, Yami didn’t know what he’d do if Joey chose not to want to be friends with Yugi. Could he stand to be the one who caused them from being friends? He then closed looked at Yugi and they closed their eyes and went to sleep.

Pegasus stood on the balcony looking out at the starry sky, what tomorrow would bring he asked himself. Croquet walked up behind Pegasus and put his arms around Pegasus and said, “You can only do so much, you are only human my love.” Pegasus smiled as he listened to what Croquet said. Then he turned and looked into his lovers face and said, “Only you would point that out. They laughed as they walked back into the room, then they got into bed and went to sleep.

Shadi and Bakura shared a room, as they sat drinking one of the drinks that the maid brought, neither of them talked about what happened out on the beach. Then Bakura got up, walked over, placed the glass on the tray, and said, “Tomorrow is going to be the turning point for both of them. I just hope that they can realize that not only was Wheeler a victim, so was Yami.” Bakura then called Ryou and told him what was going on. Ryou said, “I pray that things get better and that Joey and Yami can finally see how much they both have suffered. I miss you and want you to come home.”

Bakura then said, “Tomorrow will tell whether Yami and Joey can put their fears and rage behind them. I miss you too and can hardly wait to hold you in my arms.” Then Bakura put his phone back in his pocket. Shadi had to chuckle, here was one of the most fierce men he ever knew, but just the thought of making love to his Hikari could reduce him to a blithering idiot.

Bakura looked at Shadi and his smug look and said, “Well I guess since I can’t be there to hold my love, you might do in a pinch.” The look on Shadi’s face caused Bakura to burst out laughing so hard he fell on the floor. Shadi then said in his fiercest voice, “Try it Thief and I’ll send your no good ass to the shadows.” Then he walked to his room and slammed the door shut. Bakura then turned off the lights, walked to his room and as he closed his door, he was still chuckling as he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The next morning as everyone was waking up; the staff was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Pegasus was getting dressed and he hoped that today both Yami and Joseph could come to terms to what happened and that they would be willing to try to understand what terrible things happened to both of them. Pegasus and Croquet walked into the living room; there they found the others already there. Everyone’s expression was one of surprise to see Pegasus and Croquet coming in together, and Pegasus said, “Yes, Croquet is my friend, my lover and my soul mate.”

Bakura stood up and said, “I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m hungry.” Joey’s stomach growled and it Seto chuckled and said, “I guess we’d better go get something to eat.” They all walked into the dining room and sat down. The staff had already put the food on the table and Pegasus said, “Serve yourselves.” So they all had breakfast, no one really talking and that concerned Pegasus. He had wondered what would happen after they had eaten and went into the living room.

After breakfast, Pegasus said, “I would like everyone to come to the living room; there I want both Yami and Joey to talk. It’s the only way that they both will ever be able to put aside their hurts and fears and start to heal.” Seto took Joey’s hand and they walked to the living room. There they sat down on one of the couches and waited for everyone else. Soon everyone was seated and then Pegasus said, “Shall we begin.”

As Joey stood up, he reached behind him, Seto took his hand in his, then Joey looked at Yami and he said, “Alright I listened to what everyone said happened to you. I guess I can understand, but what you or the darkness did to me, I screamed, begged and fought that monster, what I want to know is, did you fight to stop that monster from beating and raping me? Did you try to stop that monster from killing Solomon? Maybe in time I will be able to forgive you, but right now, don’t ask me to.” Tears were falling down Joey’s face by the time he stopped talking.

Yami then stood up and he said, “I don’t know what you want me to do. I’ve tried to explain that I wasn’t strong enough to stop that demon from taking over my body. That I tried, you’ve got to believe me that I did try, but it didn’t matter. I know that you think that I gave up, but I swear that I didn’t. All I can say is that someday you might be able to grasp exactly what happened, and I hope no pray that you can forgive me. Joey, my worst fear is that you’ll stop being friends with Yugi because of what happened. Please don’t condemn him for what I did.”

Joey then looked over at Yugi and he said, “Yug, until I can forgive Yami, I don’t think that I can come over to the Game Shop, maybe Seto will let you come over to the Manor, then we can hang out together.” Seto then said, “Yugi, you’re more then welcome to come over and spend time with Joey.” Joey stood up and looked at Seto and he said, “Can we please go home?”

Pegasus then said, “Joey, would you please do something for me or rather for yourself. I would like you to try to let your rage and fear go, to try to talk to Yami, to try to understand that he did try to stop that demon from hurting you and killing Solomon. I know that it’ll take a long time, but please don’t stop talking.”

Joey then said, “I want to, but I’m scared that somehow that demon will come back and this time it’ll kill me.” Pegasus then said, “Listen to me, I know that you don’t understand things that happen in the shadows, but Yami, Bakura, Shadi and even I do. If you ever need to talk to one of us, even if it is not Yami, then please call me. I’ll come and talk to you about whatever you want to.”

Please R&R..

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