Turn The Page (Prideshipping)

...Make your stand...

''Nnn!... You're being too rough!...'', ''If I was, you wouldn't have that expression on your face.'', ''Please stop... You're hurting me...'' Yami silently recalled a few days later unable to sit down without wincing at the pain from the client from the night before, ''Ah... It hurts...'' He said a bit shaky barely able to light his cigarette sitting down near the Nightclub putting his hand over his cheek at the light bruise he had along with a few on his arm and wrist making a face but jumped up when someone pushed him roughly making him drop his cigarette never getting an apology putting both hands over his face to hide his pained expression, ''...Yugi and Kaiba were right...''. ''Hun you look down... Want to talk about it?'' A familiar voice said making Yami look up to see Mai looking at him worried till she spotted the bruises, "Yami... Who the hell did this to you?'' She asked grabbing his arm regretting it when Yami got paranoid letting go noticing his pained expression when he tried to stand upright, "Hun... Are you doing anything else other than this...'' The blonde asked seeing her friend shake his head and smile painfully, "Don't you fucken lie to me.'' Mai said making Yami drop his smile and look down, "I... I'm not lying...''. ''Yami Yugi... Are you prostituting yourself?...'' She asked straightforward before jolting up when Yami put his hands over her mouth seeing him look more pained despite him looking down, ''You are aren't you...'' She asked quietly grabbing his hands seeing him nod slowly and embarrassed not exactly surprising her since she heard the name he used at the club around in the streets but never believed it since people always talked, "But why?...'', ''Because I need to give Yugi a better life!'' Yami said with a pained look in his eyes. ''He deserves someone better to take care of him instead of this fucken once great duelist who became a trashy nobody!...'' The tri-colored haired male said feeling himself about to break but gasped when Mai quickly hugged him with a pained expression on her face, ''Don't you dare say you're a nobody... I will slap you if I ever hear you say that again, you hear me?...'' The blonde said holding back on her emotions hugging her friend tightly, "Why don't you leave this all behind and just go back to dueling?'' Hurting Yami more, "You don't understand... I can't... Not this way... I don't think I ever can...''. On Kaiba's end the younger Kaiba brother was worried for his older brother since he rarely spoke, ''Seto...'' Seeing Kaiba look up at him blankly, ''If you're so worried about him why not go down there and talk to him?...'' Mokuba suggested regretting it when Kaiba stood quiet, ''...You're afraid of disrespecting him aren't you?'' Mokuba said, "Why not test him... Just to see how far he's willing to go?... Or you can just talk to him... Both ways will probably end the same ways anyways...'' He said leaving quietly but paused in his steps, "I'll take of things here while you're gone, if you do decide to go.'' Mokuba said simply leaving Kaiba quiet. Back at school Yugi yawned with his group of friends talking quietly among one another before Tea looked at Joey who sighed, "Hey Yug. You want to hang out after school?'' He asked seeing the small duelist shake his head, "I'll pass... Besides Spirit gets pretty lonely when I leave her alone for too long, she is still a kitten after all.'' Yugi said with his usual smile, ''Oh... Well maybe we can go over-'', "No!-'' He said quickly scaring his friends regretting it, ''I-I mean... We'll hang out next time alright?'' Yugi said smiling again hiding his pain alerting his friends, ''Well alright than...''. ''Yami don't do this if you're not up for it.'' The blonde said in Yami's changing room blocking his way to the door, ''I'm fine Mai.'' Yami said half dressed as usual, ''I just need to take my mind off things is all...'' He said with a sigh not convincing Mai who crossed her arms sighing, ''Does Yugi know?'' The blonde asked seeing Yami look at her painfully and nod, "Yeah... He knows...'', ''...This is why Yugi is depressed...'' She said making a face walking out his door, ''Fine but choose carefully, we don't want things to happen like the last time.''.

Kaiba who left thinking about what his younger brother said making a face before collecting his thoughts as he entered the Nightclub making a face at the smell of the alcohol and cigarettes seeing his rival who looked pained and tired after his usual routine leaning against the wall smoking a cigarette quietly walking by till he spotted Mai walking around grabbing her arm scaring her accidentally when she turned to him, ''Fuck... You scared me...'' Mai said catching her breath facing the brunette. ''Sorry Mai-'', "It's Harpy Lady here.'' The blonde corrected when Kaiba let go of her, ''So what brings you here?'', "Well how much would a one on one be?'' Kaiba asked surprising Mai. "Oh?'' She said knowing exactly why he was asking, "Well that would depend on the person you pick.'' She explained crossing her arms making her breasts pop out more making Kaiba sigh, "Look, let's both cut the crap... We both know why I'm here.'' The brunette said with Mai nodding, "I know... You're here for Yami.'' She said quietly pointing to the room in the back, "That's where the one on ones are normally so go wait in there and I'll get him for you alright Hun.'' She said about to walk away when Kaiba suddenly grabbed her hand putting some money in her hand, "Thank you...''. Mai looked at the brunette surprised since he was usually cold but couldn't help but smile with a small laugh, ''I misjudged you Seto Kaiba... But I can't take it.'' She declined seeing Kaiba shake his head, ''Keep it please.'' He said simply walking away keeping Mai quiet looking down at the money in her hand, "I didn't even do anything...'' She said softly turning away to go get Yami humming to the music that was playing in there putting her hand on the distracted male's shoulder getting him jumpy.






 




"Sorry Hun... I didn't mean to scare you.'' She said while Yami put his hand over his chest catching his breath pulling the cigarette from his lips, "It's fine...'' Looking to the blonde before looking at the money in her hand, "You got lucky today didn't you.'', ''So did you.'' Mai said pointing to the money he had gotten earlier, ''But that's besides the point. You have someone waiting for you in the back room for a one on one.'' She said seeing Yami's eyes get paranoid. "It's alright they're perfectly safe, I promise.'' She reassured, ''But no one ever calls me for one on ones unless they want-'', "No, they're different...'' Mai said with a soft smile, ''But for you it's going to be awkward since they know you.'' She said simply patting his shoulder before going back to work confusing Yami, "Someone that knows me?...'' He thought before it clicked at the clue, "No!... It cant be!... No way he would come here!'' Heading to the back room. Kaiba who looked at the pole in the middle of the room crossing his leg making a face looking away till he heard the door open looking over there crossing his arms, "Took you long enough... Do you always keep your clients waiting this long Dark Magician?'' He asked when Yami walked with wide eyes looking over his half dressing and revealed skin looking away, ''You should dress properly...'', ''...I-I'm working though...'' He said going to the small stage in the center of the room jolting up when his rival asked him to sit down, deciding to sit on the edge of the small stage carefully wincing surprised when Kaiba put his coat over his shoulders looking up at him with a lost look in his eyes. ''Kaiba...'', ''Those bruises along with your wincing must be from here...'' Kaiba said sitting away from him unaware they weren't, "I came here for answers, but I'm pretty sure you won't tell me unless I pay you for your services correct?'' Pulling some money out putting it down on the table, ''So... Show me what you got Dark Magician.'' The brunette said simply leaning back crossing his leg bothering Yami a bit that his rival and love interest was a customer but did as he said getting up stripping off the brunette's jacket grabbing the pole hesitant. ''Nervous?'' Kaiba questioned till Yami sensually moved around the pole and danced around a bit stripping off his shirt before getting on the floor and crawled towards the brunette who watched him with his blue eyes. The ex duelist climbed on top of his rival running his hand down his chest to undo his shirt but jolted up when Kaiba grabbed his chin looking him in the eyes, "How pathetic... Why are willing to go so low, let alone humiliate yourself?'', "It's my job to isn't it?...'' Yami replied keeping his cool, ''You're either here for pleasure or you're just wasting your money-'' He said but paused when the other cupped his face, "It's not a waste of money if I'm able to do what I want to do with you right?'' Kaiba asked simply running his fingers up his back making his rival blush and let out a small breath, "Well?'', "Y-Yes, you can do whatever you want...''.