I'm Here To Help

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A/N: loverskeeper wrote this Chapter.


Chapter Eight


As Joey got Yugi back upstairs, they went into the room and Joey said, “Are you alright?” Yugi walked over to the bed, sat down and then he said, “Why did Yami get so angry, didn’t he know that you were only helping me?” Joey walked over to the other side of the room and then he said, “He knows, he doesn’t like it; he thinks that it should be him looking after you not me.” Yugi still could not grasp what Joey was saying, and then it happened, he knew, and then he said, “Yami thinks that because I’m his Aboui, that I should have asked him for help, he’s jealous.”

Joey knew that Yugi was right, but still Yami was not there, he was, was it he was the jealous one, jealous because of the link between Yami and Yugi? He closed his eyes and then Joey said, “Maybe I should leave and let Yami help you.” Yugi’s face turned white and he got up and gingerly made his way to stand beside Joey and he said, “No, please Joey don’t leave, I need your help not Yami’s.” Joey smiled down at him and he put his arm around Yugi and hugged him, then it hit him, he was in love with Yugi and the thought of losing him had made Joey sick to his stomach.

There was a knock on the door, Seto came in, Yugi, and Joey stood inches from each other, Seto then said, “Are you two alright?” Yugi then said, “Where’s Yami?” Seto then said, “He‘s in his room, I think that right now he needs some breathing room, your grandfather is coming up to see how you two are.” Joey then said, “Thanks for letting me bring Yugi here and for understanding how we feel.” Seto nodded his head, then the door opened and Solomon walked in, “Are you two alright?” Joey and Yugi smiled at the old man and then Joey said, “We’re alright.” “Grandpa, do you know how Yami is doing?” Yugi asked.

Solomon then said, “I don’t know and right now I really don‘t care. If he does anything like that again I’m going to ask him not only to leave the Manor, and he won’t be allowed to come to the Game Shop.” Solomon said. Tears fill Yugi’s eyes and then Joey said, “Grandpa, it was really my fault, if I hadn’t egged him on; none of this would of happened.”

Then Solomon said, “Yes it would, Yugi I really think that Yami is jealous because of the way you lean on Joseph and you’ve never asked him to help.” Then Seto said, “Mokie’s worried that it was his fault that if you didn’t know about the video game then none of this would have happened.” Yugi then looked at his grandpa and then to Joey and Seto and he said, “Grandpa, will you help me downstairs, I want to talk to Mokuba.”

“Are you sure you’re up to it Yugi?’ Solomon asked as he watched his grandson walk slowly with pain on his face. Yugi nodded. He wanted to try and do more on his own then maybe if he did it on his own then Joey and Yami won’t fight. He didn’t like to be the middle but if he had to choose right now, it would be Joey. He didn’t know why he felt safe with him but he did. He did love Yami but not the same was he love Joey. He looked up to look at Joey and saw the bruises that were forming on his face, the bruises that Yami had caused. He wanted to kiss them away, and in that brief moment he realized that he was in love with Joey and he had no idea how to deal with these new feeling.

“Yug are you okay?” Joey asked. He saw that Yugi was looking at him; he hoped that his fight with Yami didn’t shatter his friendship with Yugi. Yugi nodded and begin to walk to the door, before he got to the door there was a small knock. Seto opened the door and outside was Yami, he looked as if he was a lost child looking for his parents.

“May I talk to Joey alone please?” Yami asked. He need to apologize for what he had done. He needed to make things right between his friend and with Yugi. Seto stared at Yami and saw the grief that was swimming in Yami’s eyes and it make his heart hurt. He had never felt that way before. Sure, he had felt loss when his parents died and he help upset every time Mokuba was sick, but never like this. Seto couldn’t look at him anymore because it hurt so much. He looked over at Joey and Joey nodded. Joey patted Yugi on the back to reinsure his small friend then left the room to talk to Yami.

While Joey went to talk to Yami Solomon took Yugi to see Mokuba. Seto went with them he knew that Joey and Yami had to work this out but he wouldn’t leave them up there for too long. He feared he would have scrap both of them off the floor if he did.

Yami saw Joey’s face and it make him sick, how could he have done that to Joey. Joey wasn’t to sure around Yami right now, he still was scared of another attack but he would not show it. “Joey,” Yami said looking at the ground he could not face the blond, “I am sorry that over reacted tonight. I feel so tore up inside, I want to make those men pay for what they did to Yugi. I saw you taking care of him and I’m grateful for that, but I think it maybe time that I help him. I can heal his wounds faster with my magic and take way the memories of that night. Yugi will never have to deal with those nightmares anymore. I will see to it.”

Joey looked at him, was Yami kidding. Yugi needed to deal with what happen to him not sweep in under the floor only to reappear whenever it would like. “Yami, I know you want to do what is best for Yugi and you are. Being here for him is the best thing you could do and if you can help heal his wounds faster that would be great because it would no more of that creepy Nurse here, but taking away his memories. Yami I know what it is like to be raped okay, Seto has probably already told you about my life and what happen to me. I am not an expert like you stated early tonight but I do know that Yugi should fight to regain his self respect again by facing his fears.” Joey looked at Yami and saw that he was tense and Joey started to feel panic dwelling inside, he didn’t want to be beat again. “Yami I know you mean well but I can’t speak for Yugi, you should talk to him about it, but take it from me he should try and deal and if he can’t then you can help him.”

Joey looked up at Yami hoping to see his old friend again. “I would like to speak to Yugi but alone. I don’t want anyone interfering with my Aboui and me. Please let me know when he is available to talk with me.” Yami said starting to walk back to his room. When he heard, Joey call him back. Didn’t Joey get the message he just told him he would cure his light and everything would go back to the way it was suppose to be.

“Yami, Yugi is not a day planner. You can’t say I would like to talk with him tomorrow at noon, he is going though a lot. You need to calm and careful around him. You should come over and talk to him not just plan a time or have some else do it for you. You also can’t think that a magic wand will make everything better. You need to realize that this real life not some game that can be fixed by using the right combo.” Joey said. He knew that there was going to be another fight, why couldn’t he just walk away when he had the change.

Yami looked at Joey and headed back to him. “Of course I know this is real life but I can heal Yugi from the inside out. I am sorry that no one in your life could do that for you. You didn’t have that bond with someone to help you through your pain, but Yugi has me and I will help him anyway I can.” After that he stormed away leaving Joey standing there shattering inside from his words. Joey didn’t hear Mokuba come up the stairs with Yugi.

Mokuba was so happy that Yugi was not mad at him. He brought up some games that he could play with both Yugi and Joey. Joey had slumped to the floor his back to the wall and his head in his lap. Mokuba gasped and that got Yugi’s attention. “Do you think they were fight again?” Mokuba asked ready to go find aid again and a place to hide.

“No, we would have heard them, why don’t you put the games in the room and go find your brother and I’ll go wake Joey up. He probably fell asleep, that’s all.” Yugi said hoping the younger Kaiba brother would believe his lie. Mokuba nodded and after he put the games up, he went to go find Seto.

Yugi walked over to his friend and say down next to him. “Did Yami hit you again?” Yugi asked hoping that Joey and Yami were not fighting. Joey just shook his head but never brought his head up. “Joey I know something is wrong, please tell me, I’m here to help you.”

Joey started to laugh, “The whole time I thought I was here to help you.” Joey tried to dry his eyes but the tears stained his face. “It’s nothing Yug just feeling bad about my past that’s all.” He didn’t want to get into it right now. Yami was right Yugi needed him because he could take Yugi memories away. Yugi would be his old self and that Yugi would never need Joey he would want Yami.

“I know you’re lying but I’ll let it go for now. Let’s go to our room and wash your face, if Grandpa sees your tears he might go ape on Yami.” Yugi said with a small laugh. “Hey I would pay to see that.” Joey said laughing. Yami watched from the shadows of the hall. Why didn’t Joey tell Yugi about his plan, Joey didn’t want Yugi to get better he wanted him shattered like he was. Where did that thought come from, he like Joey he would never want to see in pain but he caused him pain, what the hell was happening to him.

“It’s not nice to watch people from the shadows it makes other think you have something to hide.” Seto said making Yami jump. “I heard everything you and Joey said. You might think Yugi is yours but he is his own person. Joey is here to help him; if you ever bring Joey’s past up to hurt him, I’ll bury you. You have no idea what he had to endure. I do because he told me in confidence that I would not tell anyone else. I told you hoping it would help you. Yami I will tolerate so much from you, if you do that again I will have no choice but to ask you to leave.” Seto sighed he didn’t want that he wanted Yami here, but not at the cost of both Yugi’s and Joey’s sanity.

“Seto, there you are, what are you doing here with Yami? I know, I know,” Mokuba said in singsong voice, “Seto and Yami sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G.” Mokuba then took off and ran away. Seto followed suit. Was he blushing, he thought as he followed his brother. Yami went back to his room he wanted to know why he was so upset all the time, was something wrong inside. He thought about Duke’s offer to crash there maybe he would take him up on it just until he figured out what was bothering him, why he cause Joey and Yugi pain.

Across town, Roland had pulled into Kaiba corp. Medical Center. He went to the lab that was downstairs that only a few knew about. He saw Yun; she was the lab tech that worked the graveyard shift. She was great at what she did. “Mr. O’Brien what can I do for you tonight?” She asked startled to see him there. He never comes there unless it is important and top secret.

“Do we keep D.N.A. records of all employees, even those that we have hired from outside sources?” He hoped that they did. He went to the corners that night to look at the two bodies were had found that night. His name got him almost anywhere he wanted. The man Rake had his throat slashed. It was a pro’s job. So was the woman’s but what got his attention was her face. She looked like the nurse that they had hired. His gut was telling him that there was a wolf in sheep’s clothing in his house. He hoped he was wrong but his gut has never let him down before.

“Yes sir we do? Do you need me to run a few test. With the technology we have I can have results with in a few minutes.” She told him. (A/N: D.N.A test take about a day to a week but for this story I’m saying a few minutes)

“Good, I want you to run Nurse Sakura Akio’s D.N.A against this blood,” he said handing her a vile of blood. “I’ll wait here for the results.” He said taking a seat. He would make sure that Yun would be paid overtime for this.

Yun took the blood and brought up Nurse Sakura Akio’s D.N.A file up from the Kaiba Corp hard drive. She started the test. Like anyone in a lab she ran the test three times to make sure, there were no errors. She walked over to Roland and handed him the file. “I ran the blood three times, the blood in the vile and Nurse Akio D.N.A were a match. The blood is from Nurse Akio sir. Did you want me to do a drug test on her? I can do that.” She thought that is why he brought the employees blood.

“No, thank you for this, you were a great help. I’ll let mister Kaiba know.” Roland said with a smile and left. He was sweating. If the woman lying on the corner ‘s table was Nurse Akio, who the hell was in his house with his family and guests? He got in his car and raced home. He had no idea where to go from here but she would pay and so would who ever hired her.

Sakura was resting when someone knocked on her door. She went to answer it and saw it was that old battle-axe Helga. “Does Yugi need my help?” She asked trying to sound concerned.

“Where are the supplies went to go pick up?” Helga asked. She didn’t like this woman and didn’t really think she was a nurse.

“In here, let me get them.” she walked over to the nightstand and picked up the bag hat held the supplies it was right next to her gun. She so wanted to pick it up and shoots the old woman’s head off but that would mean her cover would be blown and she still one more day for Duke to make his move. If he didn’t she would make it for him and kill the second low-life that hurt Yugi.

The young woman that was playing Nurse Akio went by the name Scarlet took the supplies and showed them to the old woman. Helga saw the supplies and wanted laughed, if this woman was nurse it sure didn’t show. She kept he temper calm. “Alright, thank you for going out and getting them but I was sure I told you we have all supplies you would need here. Next time ask me or one of the staff they will help you.” Helga said eyeing the woman daring her to do one small stupid thing and she would fire her ass and get her out of her house.

“I forgot, next time I will ask, does Yugi need me?” She asked.

“No, he’s resting for now. You can go check on him in the morning.” Helga said. She would go check on the boys tonight. I was still her house. Helga left the room and headed towards Yugi’s when she saw Yami walking out of his room. He had a bag with him. She knew that he and Joey got into a scarp but why was he leaving.

“You can stay for how long you would like. I know you had a fight with Joey but I have a feeling you’ll work it out.” She said. Yami looked defeated

“I know, but for now I need to clear my head. I need time to sort some things out; I am going to stay with a friend. I will let Yugi know where I’m staying if he should need me.” He probably won’t he had Joey. Yami yelled at himself how could he think that. He really needed to get out of there.

“Of course, but you are welcomed back here anytime you like.” Helga said she felt for the young man. She watched Yami walked to Yugi and Joey’s room he knocked on the door.

Joey opened the door and saw Yami there. “Can I come in?” Yami asked. Joey nodded and let him walk in. Joey was still hurt by Yami’s words. He didn’t look at him. “Yugi I know you are healing and Joey is here helping you and I will be here too, but not in the Manor. I talked with Duke this afternoon after the fight. He told me I could crash there for a while. I am full of rage for what happen to you and am taking it out on the wrong people. I will always be here for you just call if you need me.”

“Yami, please stay, Yugi needs you. I am the one in the way. If you want you can stay here with him and I’ll sleep in one of the guest rooms.” Joey said ready to leave, but he didn’t want to he wanted to stay with Yugi.

“Stop! Both of you, Joey I need you here because I want you here. Yami I feel the rage pouring off of you, through our link, it’s too much. Maybe it will best if we have a distant from each other. I will always need you but I need to heal. Joey has told me about you taking my memories, I want to fight my way through them not just have them disappear. Yami know I love you but I in love with Joey.” There he said it; it was out in the open.

Yami stood there in shock, Joey was the same way. Yami felt cold hard rage inside. “Love him, you don’t love him, you just want him near because he likes you, shattered and used. I could have healed you but you don’t want that. You can have him. I’ll be at Duke’s.” Yami said. He couldn’t stop the words coming out of his mouth. He wanted to heal both Yugi and Joey but he just hurt them.

Yugi sobbed silently, Joey wanted to yell at what Yami had just said but he wouldn’t do that in front of Yugi because he could be hurt. Joey gasped when he saw Seto behind Yami and his eyes were steel cold starting at Yami.

“Leave my house now,” he said in a whisper, “you can go Duke’s or hell just leave you have done enough damage tonight. Yugi and Joey are not used, yes maybe shattered but not used. They were taken, it was not fault. I will not have you here causing them pain.” Yami picked up his bag and looked at the ground. He was just like those who hurt Yugi and Joey, except he just keep opening the wounds. Yami left the Manor. He had called Duke’s number and Duke said a car would be there for him.

Roland pulled up just as another car did. He saw Yami get in, what was happening. He walked inside and Seto explained what had happen. He hoped that Yami, Yugi, Joey and his son would mend. He knew that Seto was falling for Yami even if Seto didn’t know.

“Please see to your brother, Yugi and Joey I need to speak to your mother.” Roland didn’t want to sound upset. Seto looked up and knew something was up but he was so drained he didn’t ask. Seto nodded and went to check on Mokuba first. Roland went to find Helga. She was in the Kitchen making bread, which meant she was upset, after this, she would be pissed. “We need to talk.” He said. Helga turned around and she followed him. This was not good. They went into his office, which was soundproof. “I have information that will hard to hear.”

“Go on, I can take it.” She hoped she could. “Nurse Sakura Akio is not a nurse.” He said and Helga begin nodding.

“I knew that tramp was no nurse, we’ll fire her in the morning.” She said ready to leave, he coughed that’s when she knew there was more. She decided to sit down. Roland told her about the D.N.A. results. He told her that they couldn’t fire her because someone placed her there. He wanted to know who had hired her and for that, they had to keep her there. Helga yelled and threw things round the office while tears poured down her face for the real Nurse Akio. Roland calmed his wife the best he could and helped her to their room where he knew they would get no sleep.

Seto saw that his brother was asleep; he was the only one probably sleeping peacefully. He smiled because a least someone in the house was not broken, shattered, or used. Seto shook that thought from his mind. He checked on Yugi and Joey and they were sleeping together, at least they had each other. He wished that Yami would come back soon. He didn’t know why but his heart wanted to help Yami heal from the rage that was eating him alive.

Yami was lying on Duke’s couch, he said no to lying in his room with him. He hopes that he could get his act together so he could be there for both Yugi and Joey. He was happy they had each other he just wished he had someone. Duke was in his room almost dancing in joy. Soon Yami would be his and Yugi would be dead. Solomon would be grief striven to continue and he would buy the Game Shop. He would win all he had to do was kill Scarlet and the other three lowlifes but that is what tomorrow is for. He went to bed smiling. His plan was coming together, but what he didn’t know was the firewalls he put up were falling.

Soon Daniel would be able to trace the phone number that called Seto. Roland knew the nurse in his house was planted there. They would do whatever was in their power to find out the truth but they didn’t know the truth would lead them both to Duke’s doorstep. He didn’t know soon his plan would blowup in his face but would anyone else be hurt when that happened.

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