Atem: JESUS CHRIST! Look who's back then

Oh shut up and be quiet.

Right, I got some explaining to do.

First off, I want to thank everyone who has followed and has given a review for this story, it helps gives me the motivation that I need to continue my work.

Secondly, due to college work and far too many stories in the process of being written at the moment, updates are probably going to be a few and far between, but I am not going to give up on it.

Atem: Maybe you should try to curb your muse a bit.

*8 elements glaring at Atem until he squirms under her gaze*

Yugi: Right, well, thanks for everyone who continues to follow this story. Hopefully the chapter is worth some of the wait.

Chapter 18: Visiting Time

"Hey Yugi, how you doing?" Atem asked as he wheeled over to where Yugi was sitting on a bench.

"I'm alright Atem, just getting a bit of fresh air," Yugi replied. It had been several weeks since the attack and he was only just recently allowed to get out of bed and walk around, with the condition that he have a member of staff to help escort him to wherever he goes, just incase something would happened and he would need some help.

"Yeah, I could see that. Got to be boring staying in bed all day if you're an active person," Atem replied, stopping when he came up to the left side of Yugi.

"It is actually, but when you've had the bad luck I've had, plus the fact that the staff here looks at me like the youngest of the family, they can be quite overbearing," Yugi explained, fighting off a pout that wanted to make its way onto his face, only just managing to keep it off.

Atem gave a little chuckle at the explanation, finding it cute that Yugi was basically treated like a kid by the staff at the hospital.

"Laugh it up Atem," Yugi grunted, seeing the amused look on the man's face.

"Oh come on Yugi, you can't help but not laugh at it. You get to be a kid again." The man laughed a little more, with Yugi trying his best to hold back a smile, but ultimately failing in the end.

"Yeah, I guess you are right. So, how are your legs at the moment?" He asked, trying to shift the attention to anyone but himself.

"Pretty good at the moment, I have been doing some of the exercises at home after work. Although it is a bit difficult to still move them about for long periods of time," he replied.

It was true that he was doing these exercises, almost daily. After he would come home from work, he would go to his room and work with his legs for about an hour, then go to his office to finish of some paperwork before having something to eat and doing a few more exercises before he went to bed.

"That's good news, you carry on doing that then you may be able to start walking by the end of the year, though you may have to use some crutches or something to help give you some balance."

The praise from Yugi made Atem swell with pride, knowing that what he was doing would have a good impact on their relationship.

"Thanks for that, made my day better," Atem muttered to himself, although the depressed look on his face told stories that his day so far had not been the best.

"Alright Atem, what happened?" Yugi questioned.

"I have basically had the worst morning anyone could ever hope for," the disgruntled CEO muttered.

"And how is that Atem?"

"Do you remember me telling you a while back about that guy Atsuhiko?"

"The guy that had all those complaints about him?"

"Yeah that's the guy."

"What about him?"

"His niece just happened to be the demented bitch that attacked you."

"WHAT!?" Yugi yelled at this point.

"I know, he came into my office this morning and hoped to be able to get me to do a deal with you about dropping the charges against Harrison. When I point blank refused to do a single thing about it, he got all furious and started on about how he was going to make sure that my name and yours would be dragged through the dirt by the time his lawyers were done, he even hinted that he may get Warren to defend Harrison," Atem explained to Yugi.

"Is that guy for real, he does realize that he is basically trying to blackmail you into getting your help to get Sasha out of a mess that she caused?" Yugi asked after hearing the story.

"I know, so now I have had to spend the rest of the morning meeting with my lawyers and Mr Warren to see if he can play defence for you," Atem said, running his hands over his face in annoyance.

"How did that turn out for you then?"

"Well, Atsuhiko had already made an offer to Warren and he was actually considering being Harrison's defence. By the end of the meeting with my lawyers, we presented him with all of the evidence that we had, including the attempted blackmail he tried to pull, we just managed to get him to agree being your defence council. He'll be coming to see you in the next few days to iron out a few details," Atem explained after a while, leaning back in his chair as the days events slowly caught up to him.

"Well, at least that is one problem dealt with, only a few dozen more to go," Yugi joked, getting Atem to groan in annoyance at him, only causing Yugi to laugh at the man.

"Don't remind me, I need a break more than anything at the moment," Atem mumbled, which only got Yugi to chuckle a little more at the man.

Whenever Atem would mumble about something, it just made Yugi laugh. He found it amusing in some way and he had no idea why, but it just was.

The two of them had been doing well in their relationship, they had a few ups and downs like any other couple, but they made it all work out. It was only lately that they have had trouble being with trying to see each other, the luck they have had with attacks and demented women was just not something they wanted to deal with, especially when they are trying to make their relationship work.

"Anyway, I just came over to see how you are doing at the moment. Any news on when you're allowed to get back to work?" Atem questioned, attempting to steer the conversation in a different direction.

"Not much has changed really, I'll be having a checkup next week and they'll be able to tell me then how long I have to wait until I can work again," Yugi said.

His outward appearance would make people think he was okay with the situation, but Atem could see the little signs that he was not happy with his current situation, even if it was for his own good.

"In other words, they're going to keep you on leave for as long as they can?" Atem asked with an amused tone.

"Yes they are," Yugi grumbled.

Now it was Atem that was chuckling.

"I am so used to be up and active that it is going to be torture for me not to do anything. If anything, the longest they could keep me off work would be a month, I would be allowed to come back then, but I would still have to go through therapy to make sure that nothing was missed."

The two continued talking about all kinds of things for the next few hours, just normal everyday things to help take their minds of the problems they were currently facing, just taking the time to relax in each other's presence, which, in all honesty, was both their current favourite pass times.

Back in the hospital, any other patients were also getting time to meet and greet with their own friends and family members, including Melvin, who was already of the fast road of recovery.

"Hey sweetie, how are feeling?" Isis asked as she sat down next to Melvins bed.

Melvin, who had woken up from a nap not to long ago was a little slow in his response.

"Tired, but good," he replied with a small smile on his face.

In reality, only his friends and family would ever see the caring side of himself. His employees would get to see and experience it every now and then, but not as much as others.

In his haze, he noticed something.

"Where's Marik?" He asked in a confused tone.

He hadn't seen Marik for the past few days, which was odd, since the young man always managed to fit in time to visit him.

"He's at work at the moment, he said he wanted to make sure that everything was running smoothly so you wouldn't have to worry about anything," Isis replied.

Melvin couldn't help but let out a tired chuckle, he could always rely on Marik for things like that.

"Is that why he hasn't been able to come the past few days?"

It would only make sense.

"Yes it is, although he asked me to pass on a message from your staff to get well soon. Seems they really miss you," Isis commented with a smile on her face.

Melvin couldn't help but blush a little at the compliment, he never realised just how popular he was with his staff.

"Thanks for that, brightens up my day a little bit," he said while covering up a yawn with his uninjured hand.

If he was lucky, he would only have to stay in hospital for another week and he was hoping his luck would carry on like this. He didn't know just how much longer he would be able to take staying in hospital, he missed his own house and family being around him.

"What about you? You been alright?" Melvin questioned.

It caught Isis off guard a little, but she recovered quickly.

"I've been fine, it has been a little quiet without you around, but nothing to worry about."

"Gee, thanks. I make that much noise do I?" Melvin asked in a sarcastic manner.

Isis had to cover her laugh with a cough before she could continue.

"How long do you think you'll have to stay here now?"

Melvin gave a shrugged his good shoulder.

"Don't know, as long as they think I should. Or in their language, long enough so that I won't go and do something stupid that could fuck up my arm any more."

SLAP!

"OW! What was that for?" He asked, feeling the stinging of said slap crawling across his good arm.

"One, it was for your language, and two, because there is no need to be bitter at the doctors for making sure that you are alright," Isis explained while glaring little at her son.

Melvin grumbled to himself, but he couldn't deny the fact that he hated hospitals, and not being able to work. He wouldn't consider himself a workaholic like Seto, but he liked to be kept busy, and being in the hospital certainly did not keep him busy.

Isis could practically read Melvin like a book, no matter how hard he tried he could never hide what he was feeling from her.

"Honey, look," she began, moving her chair closer to the bed and taking his good hand in hers.

"I know you don't like it here and that you would rather be at work, but could at least behave while you are here. The less stress on your body means you will heal quicker, which means getting back to work quicker," she explained.

Melvin said nothing, he couldn't really think of anything to say.

He knew he could be a bit of a hot head, which could get him into trouble every now and then, but he knew when he needed to back down from some situations.

This was one of these situations.

"Alright, I'll behave if it makes you happy," he muttered, though it was still loud enough for Isis to hear.

She gave a smile, thanking him for his understanding. At least that was one problem that was avoided.

"What do you mean you couldn't get him to be my defence?!" Screamed the ungodly voice of one Sasha Harrison, who was meeting with her uncle in a prison visitation room.

Said Uncle Hiro had just delivered the news to his spoiled, though he would deny it, niece that he had failed to get Charles Warren to act as Sasha's defence attorney, and having to tell her that he would be prosecuting the case against her.

"I mean that Sennen's lawyers talked to him and made a better offer than I could," he explained while rubbing his head, he could already feel the headache coming on.

"But he was supposed to defend me? What could that cripple offer him that you couldn't?!" She demanded.

"I do not know what he was offered, all I know is that it was better than what I offered, so now I have to find someone else who will have to defend you," Hiro replied.

He was less than happy with the situation as much as Sasha.

He had gone back to Warren's office to try and get a reply from the man on his offer, only to be surprised when he found that he had just finished having some discussions with Atem's lawyers, and that he had accepted the offer that Sennen had made. He was more than angry at the man and had even confronted him about it, demanding to know what he was thinking.

Warren had replied in a quick manner that his decisions were his own and that after evaluating the case from all kinds of angles he had made his decision.

One that neither of them liked.

"But what about me? I'm supposed to be with my Yugi, but I'm stuck in here," Sasha wailed like a little child.

Hiro rubbed his head in frustration, he could only imagine what the trial would be like, especially since their ace in the hole was playing for the other team now.

"Sasha, calm down. I'll figure something out," he said to the woman, who looked close to throwing a temper tantrum.

He had managed to calm the young woman down, but only barely. She had a temper that could rival the most head strong people in the world, unless she was confronted by said people.

After another hour or so, he was informed that his visitation time had expired and that he had to leave. It was a bit of a hassle for the officers to take Sasha back to her cell, but he managed to calm her enough so that she was eventually going peacefully back to her cell, and not trying to fight off people like a wild animal.

While Hiro himself was leaving the prison, his mind filled with several plans that he was coming up with to try and with his niece's case, not entirely confident that many of them would work, but hoping and praying that at least one of them would gather results when put into action.

Probably not my best piece of work, really struggled to pull it together, but I got there in the end.

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Atem: Are you just ignoring us at the moment

*Deep breathing, just ignore him*

Atem: OI BONEHEAD

*Oh that does it*

Again, thanks for sticking with the story, but please excuse me as I have some important business to attend to.

*Turns to see Atem getting away*

GET BACK HERE YOU OVERGROWN STARFISH HEAD

*8 elements run after him while Yugi just shakes his head*