Keeping Secrets

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Keeping Secrets continued….

It was rare that Yami was able to convince Yugi to leave their home. If he went to school he came straight home afterwards. So to get him to go to an arcade with the rest of the gang was a big achievement. It was months since Yugi was ill, but he had remained withdrawn and depressed. And he never said why.

He sat in the back of a booth alone while the others enjoyed themselves. It was enough for them to have gotten him to come out, than to force him to play with them, especially when they knew he would not want to.

Suddenly a tall figure stormed though the building, and moved straight at Yugi. He was pulled roughly from the booth and had his face slapped violently, before he even knew who it was that grabbed him.

“Kaiba!”

“You little bastard, you couldn’t keep you mouth shut!” shouted Kaiba, hitting him some more.

In moments Yami, Joey and Tristan were on Kaiba, forcing him to let go of Yugi, who fell to the floor.

“I didn’t,” cried Yugi.

“What the hell do you think your doing?” demanded Yami, putting himself between Yugi and Kaiba, while both Joey and Tristan were tossed off by Kaiba.

“Don’t touch me, you creeps!” he shouted, before turning on Yami again.

“This is between Yugi and me, and he knows what I’m talking about.”

“I never said a thing Kaiba, I promise I didn’t,” cried Yugi staring up at the angry young man.

“Tell what?” asked Yami.

But Kaiba tried to get to him again, “You did!”

Yugi managed to get himself to his feet and he ran. “I didn’t, I didn’t,” he kept repeating with tears streaming down his eyes.

Yami pushed Kaiba away, “Leave him alone, he’s been very ill and doesn’t need shouting ridiculous things at him.”

“I’ll deal with him later,” Kaiba stalked out of the room, everyone jumping out of his path on seeing his murderous look.

“What the hell was that?” asked Joey.

“I don’t know,” answered Yami, “But I think we’d better find Yugi.”

The others rushed out of the arcade with Yami intent on finding their distraught friend.

By the time they had reached the Game Shop, Yugi had locked himself in his room and would not come out for anything.

Grandpa wondered what was wrong when he came in later, he heard what they had to say, then, “I wonder if it has something to do with the news story on Kaiba today. It appears that he was attacked a few months ago. That he was raped.”

“Raped?”

“Yes, the reporters were trying to get a confirmation from Kaiba as to whether or not the story was true.”

“Gods, Kaiba accused of Yugi of not keeping his mouth shut… That’s it, that’s what happened that night. Kaiba was raped and Yugi saw it!” said Yami.

The others looked horrified.

“He must have forced Yugi to keep quiet about it, and he did. He did to the point of it hurting Yugi. That’s what all those bad dreams were about, he saw it and he was told to be quiet about it.”

“That’s why he wouldn’t tell us, he was keeping a secret for Kaiba. How could that bastard even believe Yugi would break it?” said Joey.

“I bet not many knew about it,” answered Yami. “Look Yugi’s not going to come out with us all here, let’s leave him be for a while. I’ll get him to come out later.”

The others nodded and they left.

Downstairs they decided to go home. Yami however, had another idea. He left to go and see Kaiba.

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Yugi was even more depressed than he had ever been, how could Kaiba believe he had betrayed him. He had never told a soul, not even Yami. He had terrible dreams about that night to remind him to keep his mouth shut as Kaiba had asked him too. It made him sick to remember, as if it were eating him away.

It was dark now, he knew the others had gone, Grandpa had tried to get him to come out and eat, but had given up. And Yami had gone out somewhere. Kaiba would find him there, he’d come and hurt him again and remind him of what he had seen. He just wanted the memories to go away, he wanted the dreams to leave him. He wanted it all to end.

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Yami had gotten over the fences around Kaiba’s mansion which was being staked out by the media. He made his way to the door only to find his way barred by the butler.

“I am going to see Kaiba, whether he wants to be seen or not,” said Yami not allowing the man to close the door on him.

“Security,” he shouted when Yami’s strength pushed the door open.

But even as the guards came running, Mokuba told them to stop. “Leave him alone, I want to speak to him.”

Mokuba came down the stairs and moved up to Yami, “Come with me I need to speak to you alone.”

“Fine,” said Yami eyeing off the guards as he followed Mokuba into a living room.

“You know what happened to my brother?”

“Yes, we’ve heard about it and I know he’s accused Yugi of spilling the story, which I know is not true.”

“Seto said Yugi saw it happen, and apart from the doctor who helped him, no one else knew. Even I didn’t know until today. When he came home after the attack, he just said he’d had an accident. I never knew…”

“Yugi got very sick that night, and after that he became withdrawn, depressed, we never knew why either.”

“Seto’s been very angry lately and having real bad dreams, I have heard him cry out at night.”

“So has Yugi. It seems to have hurt them both. But I know Yugi never told anyone, he hardly goes out anywhere, today was the first time in a long time that he did.”

“Then how did the press find out?”

At that moment Kaiba came in he seemed shaken and white.

“Seto?” said Mokuba jumping to his feet.

“I just… the doctor… his nurse, she leaked the story, for – for money.”

The pair stared at him until the phone rang. Mokuba grabbed it, “It’s actually for you Yami, Yugi’s Grandpa.”

Yami took the phone and on hearing the news his face fell. He turned to them, “Yugi’s missing, he left the house. Kaiba, he kept your secret to the point where it’s hurt him badly, we’ve got to find him. He has hardly left our house since this happened, I’m worried about why he has, or where he’d go.”

“I think I might know,” said Kaiba pulling himself together. “Mokuba, take the car meet us at the usual spot, make sure the vultures don’t follow.”

“Sure Seto,” said Mokuba hurrying off.

Kaiba led Yami off in another direction.

“I’m sorry,” said Yami.

“Save it. I don’t want to hear it. It happened, it’s over. I just want to make things right… with Yugi.”

Yami followed Kaiba as they went through a secret entrance to the mansion, then they hurried to where the limo and Mokuba were waiting for them.

Kaiba gave the directions. The car headed for an office building in the middle of town. It headed underneath into a parking garage . The car came to a stop and Kaiba quickly got out. He took a quick glance at where he had been attacked, but nothing was there. Then he noticed the bushes not that far away.

“Over there,” he pointed and moved off to it with the other pair following.

They quickly moved behind it, there sprawled on the ground lay Yugi, an empty pill bottle beside him.

“Gods Yugi,” cried out Yami falling down beside him to pick him up. He thrust his fingers down Yugi’s throat, but it had no effect.

Mokuba picked up the bottle, “We’ve got to get him to a hospital quick, Seto.”

Kaiba had stood there frozen.

“Seto,” cried Mokuba again.

He shook himself out of it and quickly moved, “Get the car over here Mokuba, it’ll be faster if we take him.” He lifted Yugi up into his arms and carried him to the car as it stopped near them.

Once inside he would not let Yami take him from him. Yami didn’t argue, he was too worried for Yugi. The car raced for the hospital.

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