The Dark Side Of Yami

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Chapter Twelve


After the meeting, Joey just wanted to go home, forget what happened. When Joey looked at Seto and said, “Can we go home?” Seto told him, “In the morning we’ll go home I promise.” Then they left and went to their room. When Seto closed the bedroom door, he said, “Joey, why don’t you go take a nice warm bath, it’ll help you relax.” Joey walked to the bathroom, ran a nice warm bath. He got into the water and eased his body into the water and it felt so good. When he got out, he did feel better, then he got changed and climbed into his bed, closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

During the night, Joey began to dream. He was walking through the park. He had just ran from his house, his father was drunk and that meant that Joey was going to get beat. As he walked, he heard someone calling his voice, he turned around and there stood Yami. Joey smiled at him, and said, “Yami, where’s Yugi?” Yami just walked up to Joey then he struck him with his fist. Joey fell to the ground, he touched his face, and there was blood on his hands. Joey tried to get up, but then the fists just kept hitting him. Joey tried to crawl away from the fists, he kept saying, “Yami stop, please stop.” But all he heard was the maniacal laughter, then more hits. Joey passed out from the pain, when he opened his swollen eyes and saw Yami standing over him with the evilest smile on his face, then Yami reached down, ripped off Joey’s pants and briefs and then Yami shoved Joey onto his stomach and the next thing Joey felt was the most horrendous pain. Yami was raping him. Joey screamed over and over, “Yami please stop, it hurts, please stop.” But all Yami did was laugh and keep on raping him. Then the pain stopped. Joey looked behind him, he saw Yami walking away, as if what he just did didn’t bother him. Then Joey closed his eyes and prayed for death.

The next morning, Seto knocked on Joey’s bedroom door, when he didn’t get a response, he opened the door. Joey lay on the bed not moving. Seto walked over and touched Joey’s arm, something was wrong, Seto turned around and ran from their room, ran down the hall until he found Croquet. “What’s wrong?” Croquet asked. “Something’s wrong with Joey, he won’t wake up.” Seto said. Croquet then knocked on the door they were standing in front of; Pegasus opened the door and saw the distressed Kaiba standing there beside Croquet. “What’s going on?” Pegasus asked.

Seto then said, “I went to wake Joey up this morning, when I didn’t get a response, I opened his bedroom door, walked over and touched him. Joey wouldn’t wake up, something felt wrong, almost like he wasn’t there.” Pegasus’s face turned white, he turned to Croquet and said, “Go get Yami, Bakura and Shadi. Bring them to Wheeler’s bedroom. We’ve got to work fast or we’re going to lose him.” Croquet ran towards the rooms, while Pegasus and Seto ran to the room Joey was in. When Pegasus touched Joey’s hand, he said, “He had another nightmare, he’s still in that dream.” “How can you wake him up?” Seto asked. Just then in the doorway Shadi, Bakura, Yami, Yugi and Croquet appeared. “What’s going on?” Shadi asked.

“Joseph must have had a nightmare, he’s still dreaming.” Pegasus said.” Bakura walked over, raised his hands over Joey’s body and he said, “You’re right, we have to find a way to get inside his dream, if we can’t then we’ve lost him.” Shadi looked at Seto and he said, “I need you and Yugi to leave, we have to find a way to get inside Joseph’s mind.” Seto looked at everyone standing around Joey’s bed and said, “I’ll be damned if I leave. Joey means more to me then all the damn money in the world. I intend to stay.” Yugi walked over and stood beside Seto and he said, “Joey is my best friend, I’m staying too.”

Pegasus then said, “Alright, but you both will have to stand over there beside Croquet and neither of you will try to stop us. We have to get inside Joey’s mind and the sooner the better.” So Seto and Yugi walked over to where Croquet was standing, then Pegasus looked at Shadi and Bakura and said, “We’ve got to find the portal, open it and Yami, you have to enter Joseph’s mind. Be ready to find the way blocked, you’ll know how to steer clear of them. You need to find Joey, pursued him to let you enter and then you’ll have to make him understand that you’re there to help him wake up.”

Seto said, “No, how can you say that Yami’s the only one who can bring Joey out of that damn dream?” Yugi touched Seto’s arm and said, “Please, let Yami help, he’s changed. Please don’t stop them.” Bakura walked over and stood next to Seto, he said, “Listen Kaiba, if you try to stop this then your condemning Wheeler to a certain death.” Seto then said, “Alright, but nothing had better happen to Joey.” Bakura then said, “I give you my word that he’ll be fine.” Bakura then went back, they moved the bed away from the wall, and then they all began to stand around the bed.

Then Shadi said, “Bakura, we have to start, the longer we wait, the more chance that Joseph won’t wake up.” Bakura then walked back and he stood on one side of the bed, Shadi stood on the other. Pegasus stood at the head of the bed, while Yami stood at the end. Pegasus then looked at Croquet and said, “Please come stand behind Yami, when his spirit begins to leave his body, keep his body from collapsing.” Croquet then walked over and stood behind Yami, then Shadi closed his eyes, he raised his hands, as did Bakura and Pegasus. Then Shadi began chanting in Egyptian, as he chanting, both Bakura and Pegasus joined him. Then Yami closed his eyes, raised his arms and his spirit left his body and entered Joey’s mind.

Seto stood across the room, fear in his eyes as he watched what was happening next to the one he loved. Yugi closed his eyes and softly said this prayer:
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses (debts) as we forgive those who trespass against us (our debtors).
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever. Amen.

Seto stood there listening, and then he closed his eyes and recited the prayer right along with Yugi.

Yami appeared deep inside Joey’s mind. He looked around; all around him, he saw things that had happened to Joey through out his life. Tears filled Yami’s eyes; he never knew what hell Joey had to endure at the hands of his father. Then to have to endure what that bastard did to him while he possessed Yami’s body. Would Joey listen to him, could he get Joey to wake up? As Yami walked around looking for Joey’s soul, behind Yami he heard, “Yami, come this way.” Solomon’s spirit appeared beside Yami. They walked to an area that looked dark and foreboding. Solomon then said, “Joey’s soul is in that room, he’s hiding, he’s terrified that if he opens the door, he’ll feel the pain, pain of not only the beating the darkness caused, but the pain that his father cause.”

When both Yami and Solomon stood outside the room, they could hear what sounded like a small boy crying. Yami opened the door and when they stepped inside, Joey looked up and when he saw Yami standing there, he started shaking and he begged, “Don’t hurt me.” Yami started to say something, when Solomon walked over to Joey’s soul and he said, “Joseph, look at me.” Joey looked at the spirit of grandpa and then he said, “Grandpa, but you’re dead. How can you be here?” Solomon smiled and said, “Joseph, you have to believe that Yami can help you. I’ve forgiven him. I know that he tried but couldn’t stop the darkness that took over his body. Now you have to believe that he can help you. The ones that love you are back in that room waiting for you to wake up. So please take Yami’s hand and get the heck out of here.”

Joey looked up at Yami, held out his hand and he said, “Yami, please help me.” Yami took his hand, helped him stand up and then they walked out of the room. Croquet was standing behind Yami, when all of a sudden, Yami’s body began to sag and Croquet grabbed hold of him, he helped Yami sit down. Yami looked at the others and said, “Joey’s going to be alright.” Then he passed out.

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Chapter Thirteen Coming Up..