House of Cards

When they awoke the next morning, Yami looked carefully at his other
half




Meh. Another short
chapter. Sorry! I'll try and write more, this is almost
done...I hope. Maybe there'll be a
sequel.

 

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When they awoke the next morning, Yami looked carefully at
his other half.

 

*Aibou. There is
something you have been putting off since you remembered. Something you need to take care of.*

 

*What?* Yugi asked,
scared of the answer.

 

*The police. You
need to tell them.*

 

*I...I...can't Yami...I...*

 

*Aibou. I will be
there with you the entire time.
Nevertheless, you need to tell your story. The more you tell it, the easier it will be. And the people, no monsters, who hurt you
are still out there. They are still
hurting others, and you may be able to help.*
He brushed his hikari's cheek with his hand.

 

Yugi nodded. *I can help.*

 

He untangled himself from Yami's arms, and let Yami kiss him
on the forehead before taking a business card out from a drawer and picking up
the phone.

 

"Hello, may I speak to Officer Shima?"

 

"One moment please."

 

"This is Officer Shima."

 

"Um..."

 

*I'm with you Aibou.*

 

"Uh...this is Yugi Mutou. I was told to call you if I remembered anything about being
attacked."

 

"Do you remember something?"

 

"Yes, sir.
I...I..."

 

*Take a deep breath, Aibou.
Just tell him that you remember everything.*

 

Yugi did as he was told.
"I remember everything that happened."

 

"Mr. Mutou, can you come down to the police
station? I would like to get more
information in person."

 

"I think so."

 

"I'll be here until 1:30. Please come by before then."

 

"O...Ok."
He hung up the phone shakily before allowing himself to fall back onto
the bed.

 

*You are doing the right thing, even though it is hard.*

 

*I know. I'm
scared. I know I shouldn't be. But I'm scared of saying what happened out
loud.*

 

*I know, love.*

 

Yugi blushed. *I
should probably get ready.* He grabbed
his crutches and started moving towards the door of his room.

 

*******

 

"Yug. Ya want
me to come in wit' ya? Ya ready to do
this?" Jounouchi pulled into a
spot near the door of the police station.

 

Yugi nodded. "I
have Yami with me if I need support."
He took a deep breath, "I can do this alone. I need to do this alone."

 

"Ok, Yug, if you say so. Jus' call Gramp's shop if you need me. I'm gonna be there for a bit workin' on my deck."

 

"Thank you."

 

"No problem, it was on the way."

 

"No. Thank you
for being there while I was being an idiot.
Thank you for caring about me.
Thank you for being my best friend." Yugi reached across the car and hugged Jounouchi.

 

Jounouchi blushed, "Hey, Yug, there's kinda people
watchin' ya know?"

 

"Sorry," Yugi said, as he blushed too,
"thanks again."

 

Yugi entered the police station, taking deep breaths as he
tried not to panic.

 

*Yami?*

 

*Aibou, I'm still here.
Take it easy.*

 

Yugi hobbled to the front desk, and spoke to the
receptionist, "I need to see Officer Shima."

 

She nodded, and pointed to a cubicle behind her.

 

"Thank you."

 

The detective looked up from some paper work he was doing as
Yugi approached.

 

"Can I help you?"

 

"I...I'm Yugi Mutou, I spoke with you on the phone
earlier today."

 

"Oh yes, I didn't recognize you with your new hair
style."

 

Yugi felt Yami tense in the back of his mind. *I remember him, we spoke in the hospital.*

 

"Please take a seat." The officer stood up and pulled the chair out for Yugi.

 

"Now what do you remember. Start at the beginning."

 

"I...I...was...the car stopped...got out..."

 

*BREATHE!*

 

Yugi inhaled sharply.


 

*Deep breaths, Aibou, take a deep breath, and start over.*

 

Yugi closed his eyes, and took a slow deep breath. Gently, he let it out through his nose, and
started over.

 

"I was coming home from work. It was later than usual, I was helping my grandfather." He detached himself from his mouth and
relayed everything that had happened as if he was in a trance. He did not stop for anything other than the
officer's occasional question. The only
thing he left out was the part about the puzzle. He didn't think the officer would believe it anyhow. "And when I came to, I yelled until
someone found me."

 

"Thank you, Mr. Mutou.
Do you think you would be able to give a good enough description for our
sketch artist?"

 

"I can try."
The wall he had built around himself in order to tell the story was
slowly breaking down. He was trembling.

 

The officer pushed a button on his phone, and informed the
person on the other end that he and Yugi would be coming shortly.

 

Yugi was able to describe three of the menrly rly well, the
others he was able to give approxe hee heights on. When the face of the man who had first attacked him started to
appear, Yugi lost what control he had.
He was shaking visibly now, and Yami offered to take over.

 

*You did good, love, they do not need you anymore.* Yami told his partner as they switched
spots.

 

*Thank you.*

 

Yami was able to answer the rest of the questions, and asked
for a phone to call Jounouchi.

 

The officer looked at the young man in front of him,
"You and he are still together.
That's unusual, considering what happened."

 

Yami glared at the officer, "Best friends are best
friends no matter what, sir, you have a job to do, that isn't effected
by my choice in friends. It would do
you well to remember that."

 

The officer blinked.
The obviously frightened boy from earlier was gone, in his place, was a
person much stronger than he would have believed possible a half hour ago. "Fine then, here is the phone."

 

Yami dialed the number to the Kame Game Shop, and soon,
Jounouchi was on his way.

 

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