Happy Endings Are So Over-Rated

Title: Happy Endings Are So Over-Rated
Author: Shuici no Baka
Pairings: YamixYugi, SetoxJou, MarikxMalik, BakuraxRyou, SetoxYamixSeto
Disclaimers: Don't own'm, dun want'm. Well.. I do, but then I'd have to share. *smirks* And I dun like to share! :P

A/N: Konnichiwa, minna-san! This is my first Yu-Gi-Oh! story, and my first story here on Adultfanfiction.net. Please don't be too brutal. :) I'm not entirely sure how this is going to turn out, but perhaps with some help from you fine readers, we'll make it there in one piece, mm?

Lovegeta: Yeah, that'd make the show /really/ interesting, now wouldn't it? *snickers*

Yukiko: I'm glad you like it, and I'll strive to keep it up for you!

MarikIshtar77: Eep! No, you can't die! I don't have enough fans as it is! I promise to keep updating! O.O

Summary: Yugi and Jou catch their lovers in a rather compromising position. What will they do now?

A/N: Sorry this took so long. I had a hard time ironing it out the way I wanted it. :) Hope you're all still reading with me!

Yami: *growling* He's back again.
SnB: Meep... Hey! It's MarikIshtar77's fault! I dun want a death on my conscious! *cowers*
Yugi: *still sniffling* You're so mean!

Happy Endings Are So Over-rated
Chapter 2: Backlash

"Bakura?" Yami questioned, his hand lifting to brush aside the blood falling from his lips. "What was that for?" He didn't try to stand up, instead, staying sitting on the cold pavement, staring up at the white haired tomb raider.
Bakura's lips curl with contempt. "For being the disgusting pig you are. I guess the high and mighty Pharoah can't be happy with just one lover, hmm? Had to make everyone's life hell, didn't you? Ra, I wish I was still able to kill you, because I would on the spot for what you did to Jou and Yugi."
Yami sat up at attention at the mention of his hikari's name. "Yugi? Where is he? I've been looking all over for him. I've been so worried. Is he alright?"
Bakura snorted and crossed his arms over his chest. "Fine time to be giving a shit about the runt's feelings, Pharoah." he spat out. "Shouldn't you have been thinking about him /before/ you fucked Kaiba? By Ra, Pharoah, /KAIBA/?? Even I thought you had better taste than that."
Yami dropped his head in shame, before covering his face with his hands. "I don't know. I don't even remember how it happened. We were arguing over something, like always, and the next thing I remember, we were kissing and.. well, I'm sure Yugi's told you. I didn't mean to hurt Yugi." His shoulders shake slightly as he struggles to get his own ragged emotions under control.
Bakura stood staring down at the Pharoah with disgust, before he shook his head. "Whatever, asshole. I'm just here to tell you to stay the hell away from Yugi for now. He's staying at Ryou and my house. Come anywhere close, and I'll look forward to beating the shit out of you."
Yami quickly scrambled to his feet. "You can't! You have to take me to Yugi! I need to speak to him, please!" Yami was so distressed, that he even reached out to clutch at the arm of Bakura's jacket.
Bakura shrugged off the hand, before shoving Yami back onto his ass. "Fuck off, Pharoah. Yugi doesn't want to talk to you. I think you've done enough for now. Leave him alone. If he wants to talk to you, he'll come to you. Though I do hope he never forgives you. You'd deserve it for what you've done." With those final words, Bakura turned and walked off into the dark, only his white hair shining for a few more seconds before all traces of the thief was gone.
Yami fell back against a lamp post before he slowly sunk to the ground, wrapping his arms around his knees before dropping his face against his knees. His almost silent sobs fell against his legs as he struggled against the abysmal silence and loneliness inside his mind where the bond used to be. "Yugi..." he whimpered slightly.

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Several hours earlier....
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The boneless body of the sobbing Yugi was still under the tree where he collapsed earlier. His chest ached, as if there were a real hole gapping in his chest. His mind could not forget the image of Yami and Seto together. /Was it all a lie?/ he asked himself more than once. He loved Yami with all of him, and had thought that Yami felt the same way. But to find out this way... His tears began anew, even though his eyes were already red from the constant crying.
"Yugi?"
Yugi blinked through his tears and looked up, before wiping at his eyes to see who had found him. For a moment, he almost wished it was Yami, come to apologize, but he shook himself mentally, before recognizing Bakura looking down at him with as much concern as the thief could manage. "B..Bakura..." he whimpered, before he threw himself into his friend's arms. He clutched at the stronger boy as he continued to sob harshly.
Bakura had stumbled back in surprise as he suddenly found himself with an armful of a sobbing Yugi. He looked around in confusion, before he sighed and wrapped his arms ackwardly around the shaking boy. "Yugi, Yugi, what's wrong? Where's Yami?" A wail met with the name, and Bakura's eyes widened slightly. /What did that moron do now?/ he wondered before he scooped his friend up in his arms and walked off toward his and Ryou's home. His little hikari would know what to do.

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The sound of an opening door pulled Ryou from his thoughts before he wiped his hands on the kitchen towel and set it down beside the sink. He had just finished washing the dishes while Bakura went for a walk after dinner. He stepped out into the living room, when he came to a stop. He saw Bakura holding a slumbering Yugi in his arms. The front right shoulder of his tight shirt was wet, as if someone had been crying against it. That Yugi's head was closest there stopped the smaller white haired boy from jumping to conclusions. "Bakura? What happened?"
Bakura walked toward the couch, and gently set the younger boy on it. Instead of waking up, Yugi just curled up, yet somehow continued to cry softly. "I'm not sure, little one. I found him in the park, crying under a tree there. When I asked about You-Know-Who, he started o cry harder, so it must be about him."
Ryou looked confused for a moment. 'You-Know-Who? OH!' "Oh! I see... Hrm... Go get a blanket from our room, and a pair of my old pajamas please, Bakura? I'll make him some tea, and maybe we can get him to talk." He smiled and stood next to his boyfriend, before lifting up onto his tiptoes to gently kiss his lips. "Thank you for bringing him here, Bakura. You're a good friend."
Bakura sputtered and slightly blushed, before he turned and stomped out of the room. Ryou couldn't help but laugh softly. His boyfriend hated anyone knowing that he was actually very kind-hearted, though he didn't mind his hikari seeing that side of him, not anymore. Ryou turned toward the kitchen to start the tea when the phone rang. He picked up the phone while he put the kettle on the stove and turned it on. "Bakura residence. Ryou speaking."
"Ryou? This is Jou, have you seen Yugi? I've been looking all over for him." Ryou blinked slightly at the luck, before he smiled slightly. "Hai. Bakura found him in the park and brought him home. He was crying so hard he fell asleep out of exhaustion." He was stopped by a fierce growl coming from the other end of the line. "Jou, what's going on? What happened?"
"Nevermind that now. I'll tell you both when I get there. Just don't let anyone else in, ok, Ryou?"
"Er.. alright, Jou. Whatever you say. We'll expect you soon." He hung up the phone, before turning, looking at Bakura who had slipped into the kitchen about halfway through the phonecall. "That was Jou, as you guessed. He knows what's going on, and he's coming over. He asked that we didn't allow anyone but him in. I think you're right about Yami, Bakura. Something is going on. And poor Yugi got caught in the middle." He walked over to his yami, and wrapped his arms around the taller boy's waist, resting his forehead against his shoulder. "What's happening to our friends, Baku-koi? I'm so confused.. and worried.."
Bakura wrapped his own arms around his little love, holding him close, resting his chin on the other boy's head. "I don't know, little one. But we're going to find out, and we'll keep Yugi safe. No one deserves the pain he's in. The way he was crying on the way over, it was like someone had ripped his heart out."
Ryou sighed and squeezed his eyes shut. It wasn't right. Just that afternoon, Yugi was laughing with the rest of them as Bakura and Marik were terrorizing the local mall, and now, mere hours later, Yugi's whole world seemed turned upside down. "We should call his grandfather. He might worry. I'll call him, can you change Yugi? I fear he'll catch cold with his crying and his wet clothes." With a nod, Bakura went off into the living room, leaving Ryou of the unhappy task of calling on Motou-san.
Bakura knelt beside Yugi's head and gently brushed aside his bangs before he shook him slightly. "Yugi.. wake up, Yugi. Let's get you into some warmer clothes." Two red violet eyes opened, and he stared up at his friend. "It wasn't a nightmare, then?" Bakura shook his head slightly, and Yugi began to cry again, but not as harshly as before. Now, tears just leak from his red eyes as he pushed himself up, sitting on the couch as he began to mechanically undress, staring down at the floor.
A soft, sad sigh slid from Bakura's lips as he watched the empty shell that was his friend as he helped him undress, then slip on the pajamas.His thoughts are interrupted by a loud knocking on the front door. Bakura tucked Yugi back onto the couch, wrapping a blanket around him, before going to the door. He wrenched the door open, ready to let at the noisy knocker. But his words die before they even leave his mouth, his eyes falling on the form before him. "Jou?"
The blond boy looked just as ragged as Yugi, but was bravely refusing to cry, though his eyes were red. He shoved his way past Bakura and hurried into the living room. Bakura snorted. "Come right in." He shoved the door shut and locked it before following after Jou. He found the boy sitting beside Yugi, wrapping the younger boy in his arms and rocking him gently.
The door to the kitchen opened, and Ryou carried in a tray with tea and some biscuits. He set it on the coffee table, before smiling slightly at Jou. "You made good time." He moved to sit beside Yugi, pressing his side comfortingly against his friend's as he handed the smaller boy a cup of tea. "Here, this will help you calm yourself, Yugi-kun. Can you tell us what happened? Bakura and I are so worried about you." Jou makes a sound close to surprise at the thought of Bakura worrying about anyone, only to be met by a fierce glare from the said boy. Bakura turned his attention from the blond boy toward Yugi, unconciously letting his concern mirror in his dark eyes.
The smallest boy sniffled slightly, fisting his hand to rub at his sore eyes. "J..Jou and I were c-coming back from the m-mall.. we were g-going to S-Seto's house to get him... and..." He breaks down again, turning to bury his face against Ryou's shoulder, his own shaking as he sobbed helplessly. Ryou frowned slightly and wrapped his arms tightly around his friend and looked over at the fuming Jou. "What happened, Jou?" He rocked the younger boy, gently stroking his back and his hair as he comforts him.
"We found those assholes fucking in the gameroom!"
A stunned silence broken only by Yugi's wails filled the room as both Bakura and Ryou stared in disbelief at Jou.. "N..not Yami and Seto!" Ryou murmured. "Yes, those assholes! Poor Yugi ran out of there faster than I could stop him, and I gave those two a piece of my mind before I left."
Ryou sighed softly as he tightened his arms around Yugi. "Oh, poor Yugi-kun... I called your grandfather, and told him you'll be staying here for the night. Now.. you can stay here as long as you need. We have an extra room for you to stay in. And we can be here if you wish when you speak to Ya-"
"I don't want to speak to him! Ever again!!" Yugi shouted into Ryou's shoulder. The tears started again. "W...why wasn't I good enough, Ryou?" Ryou's arms tightened around Yugi's trembling body. "Oh, Yugi.. it's not you. He's not good enough for you." Jou snorted and nodded. "That's right, buddy. You don't need him, and I don't need Seto!"
Ryou and Jou were too busy to notice that a hard look had entered Bakura's eyes as he listened to the friends talking. Silently, he stood and walked toward the door. He unlocked it, only to close and lock it behind himself. He had someone to take care of.
Ryou stood and helped Yugi. "Come on, Yugi. I think it's time for you to get some sleep." Yugi clutched at his friend's arm. "S-stay with me for a little while? Just until I'm asleep. I..I don't want to be alone." Ryou smiled softly and pressed a soft kiss against Yugi's forehead. "Of course, little one." He helped Yugi into the double bed in the guest room and climbed in next to him. Jou kicked off his shoes and climbed on Yugi's other side, and the two friends pillowed the grieving boy between them as he slowly slipped off into the dream world, tears still leaking from his closed eyes.

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TBC
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SnB: There, how was that? Better? I tried to make it a bit longer. Poor Yugi.. I'm sorry.
Yugi: *sobbing* How could you?! Yammmmi!
Yami: *clutching at his hikari and glaring at SnB* Leave us alone!
Ryou: *glares at Yami* Jerk!
Yami: *blinks* Wha? I didn't sleep with Seto! Ew! That's HIS fault! *points at SnB*
Bakura: *sulks* Why am I so sappy? I liked where I got to beat up the Pharoah, but then I got all mushy with the runt.
Ryou: *grins and snuggles up against his Yami* I liked it. I thought it was sweet. And sexy.
Yami: *glares at Bakura* Like you could.
Bakura: *snorts at Yami, then cuddles Ryou tightly*
Malik: Hey! When are we coming into the story? *sulks*
SnB: Soon, soon.
Marik: *snorts* Do we get to beat on Seto and Yami?
Seto & Yami: What?!
Marik: *grins* That's the best part of the story so far.
Malik: *bops Marik* Marik no baka.
Marik: *rubs his head and grins* Ow. Anyways, review SnB so he'll keep writing! I wanna kick some butt too!
Seto, Yami, Yugi, Malik: Marik no baka!!
SnB: *snickers* Please tell me what you think. :)