What a Wonderful World ( A Yugioh Fanfic)

Chapter Fifteen: Captured, or Released?

Breathless and unsure where to go, Yugi held himself against the lamp post. Using all his will, he closed the link.

)) "What! You're sorry? What the hell are you trying to do to me"

"Wha... What do you mean"

"Do you fucking think it is right to get me excited like that and then dump me like yesterday's trash before we can do something good"

"Yu... Yu... Yugi... I... I... I didn't... think"

"That's right, you didn't fucking think. You know, I can't even see your nasty ass face right now." ((

The words played over and over again in Yugi's head. How could I have said that? He'll never forgive me. I would never forgive myself if I was him. Oh, crap... What did I do?

The light pushed himself against the slick metal. He couldn't feel Yami trying to communicate through the link. Why?

Raw emotions tangled in the hikari's head. They needed to be undone, but Yugi couldn't do it on his own. The boy turned in the direction of the place he was at that morning and began to walk.

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Yugi turned into the alleyway without thinking twice about it. Just through this back street and Bakura's house was three short blocks away. Ryou had showed the light and his guardian it. His boyfriend, in turn, told the hikari about it. The narrow passage smelled of urine and garbage. The buildings next to it were both abandoned, graffiti wrapped around on all exposed sides. Each mark was beautiful-illegal, but beautiful. Any distasteful one was quickly covered with some other work of art, whether it be a weeping eye or a richly detailed sunset. The owners of the building allowed the illegal actions to happen freely, as long as they were nice to look at. As the boy stepped into the dark passage, he saw several rodents the size of frying pans scamper about, attempting to hide. An orange stray hissed and revealed her clear claws, doing nothing more. Yugi was halfway in when he jumped in order to get over a large puddle of trash water. He was unsuccessful as he stood in the center of the water pool. The bottoms of his pant legs were now soaked. The liquid was murky with dead roaches floating in it. Ripples that the light had created were fading, showing a reflection of Yugi. The boy leaned down and touched his mirror self's face. It shook, but Yugi continued to stroke the water, for reasons not bestowed onto him. The boy looked at himself. He still had some baby fat that framed his cheeks. His lips looked puckered at all times. His thick, black eyelashes curled far upward, like he had mascara on. His skin was smooth and way too pale to be human. How could anyone love... this?

Suddenly, the tricolor haired teen saw a dark, shadowed figure behind him in the water, then heard a splash behind him. He shot up and was about to turn around when he felt familiar, calloused hands clasp his mouth and stomach. Yugi went stiff. "Hello, bitch"

((WARNING! It's coming up soon. I'll tell you now, to built suspense and not break it later))

Keith's breath hit the inside of the boy's ear, making him twitch. The man smelled of the alleyway, the pee and rubbish, as well as strong alcohol. "How have you been? Good?" Yugi couldn't inhale through the hands covering his mouth. "Probably. That ass fucker treating you nice?"The boy didn't buy the false concern. "Well, I hope your life has been good. Mine certainly hasn't." Keith hissed, bringing his unshaven cheek to the hikari's while moving his arm so his hand was on Yugi's hip and his elbow was on his belly. "My two, most loyal members beaten to a fucking pulp. Georgio had to go to the hospital, where he was arrested. Then, Bob. You would have thought he would have learned." The aggressor cackled. "I was smart. I didn't go to the hospital, so I didn't get arrested. But you see, word travels fast. When my people found out I, Bandit Keith, was beaten up by your ass fucker, they lost respect for me." Sorrow filled the man's voice. "Some rookie took over the gang, leaving me with fucking nothing. And with Bob and Georgio in the slammer, I was boyfriend less. And who do you think fault's that?" Keith said, still not releasing Yugi. "Your fucking butt sucker."