A/N: I would have had this up late night, but FF was on the fritz for some reason. I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's much longer than the others (this is what I like to post) and I worked m butt off on this one. Sorry if the middle is kinda boring, I had a really hard time getting it out. :/ Oh well. Enjoy chapter 4!

Disclaimer: (You all should know by now) I do not own YuGiOh, if I did, there would be a lot less card games.

Yugi stepped out of the steamy shower and onto Yami's brown bath rug, grabbing the black towel from the counter he began to dry himself off. He began with his wild hair then moved to his arms and legs. He gently dabbed away the moisture on his chest and back, avoiding his cuts and bruises. He grabbed his boxers and pants that Yami had washed for him. Turning around he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, he froze immediately, the memories from the night before playing out right before him like a movie in the mirror.

'I'm sorry, Jaden, please stop.' Yugi cried as he was being beaten by his lover. However, his cries for mercy only threw Jaden into more of a rage.

'Not until you admit it!' Jaden spat and kicked Yugi in the stomach. It was only a few seconds before the taste of iron filled his mouth and he was spitting out blood. Yugi lifted his left arm, trying to shield himself from Jaden's attacks but his boyfriend just grabbed his wrist and pulled him to his feet. 'You little fuck.' The alcohol on his breath was enough to make anyone gag.

Jaden pinned Yugi by the wrist to the wall next to the couch and bent down to their faces met. "I can't believe you would do something like that. After everything I've done for you. If it wasn't for me you'd be living on the streets. No one wants a loser like you."

He wasn't entirely wrong.

Yugi just kept his eyes focused on a blood stain on the rug. Hearing him, but the throbbing of his injuries prevented him from fully comprehending what his boyfriend was saying. Jaden continued his verbal attack, when he couldn't think of an insult, he just threw a punch. Yugi kept focusing on that blood stained rug, trying to escape the reality surrounding him.

Jaden eventually let go of Yugi's wrist and watched him crumble to the floor. He let out a sarcastic chuckle, under his breath calling him 'pathetic' before disappearing into the kitchen. He opened the fridge, the light inside illuminating its contents, which mostly contained beer. He grabbed one from the bottom shelf, his seventh one for the afternoon and walked past Yugi who still laid on the living room floor, not even sparing a glance. He disappeared into the bedroom and shut the door, locking it behind him, drowning out his problems in alcohol and television.

He didn't realize the death grip he had on the towel until he heard Yami's voice from down the hall telling him to hurry up. He let out a sigh, thankful to have been brought back from that horrible flashback. He threw the towel over the side of the tub before slipping into his clothes. He tried to push the memory from his mind, but it lingered, just as his injuries. He let out a sigh and tried to regain his composure before facing Yami. He turned the door knob and stepped out into the hall where he was greeted with Yami's warm smile.

"I have something for you." Yami said and grabbed Yugi's wrist, dragging the teen into his bedroom. "Pick out a nice shirt from my closet, we need to get going." He looked at the clock hanging on his bedroom wall, it read 6:47pm.

"Going where?" Yugi questioned, a little confused by the way Yami was acting. The elder of the two just smiled and took a seat at the edge of his bed, watching Yugi go through the shirts in his closet. After a minute or two of searching Yugi picked out a black button up shirt with gold buckles on the shoulders, it went well with the dark washed jeans he already had on. He tucked the shirt in and turned around to show Yami.

"Looks better on you than it does me." He replied with a lusting grin, standing up he walked over to the dresser, messing with his bangs in the mirror before grabbing his keys and heading out of the room.

Yugi blushed as he turned off the closet light and followed Yami out of the apartment. He pulled the door shut behind him and watched Yami lock it. They walked down the three flights of stairs to the main door and exited the building as a tall man dressed in black walked up the stairs to the building. Yami held the door open for him before meeting Yugi at the bottom of the steps.

"Will you please tell me where we're going?" Yugi playfully begged, opening the passenger side door and getting in.

"Well," Yami started as he twisted the key in the ignition, turning the engine on. "I just figured with everything that's going on, you could use a nice night out." He put the car in reverse and backed out of his parking space and drove out of the apartment complex.

Yugi sat and thought about it for a second before responding. "You mean... like a date?"

Yami glanced over to his passenger trying to read his body language. Yugi was just sitting there with his hands in his lap, playing with his fingernails, completely focused on his hands. He was obviously nervous. "It doesn't have to be..." Yami paused for a minute. 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' He thought to himself. "I just want you to have fun, you deserve that much." Another glance and Yami saw a small smile creep onto Yugi's face, he knew this would be good for him, and hopefully it would take both of their minds off of Jaden for a little while.

The two rode in silence for a few minutes. Yami focused on the road, Yugi focused on the scenery speeding past. "I figured we'd start off with the arcade, maybe I could kick your butt in a few racing games." Yami said with a chuckle, trying to diffuse the silence.

"Yeah, we'll see about that." Yugi replied with a grin, turning his attention to the driver.

They pulled into a somewhat large shopping complex. There were restaurants, department stores, small boutiques, and of course, an arcade. Yami pulled into a parking space and put the car in park before turning it off and sliding his finger inside the keyring of his keys. He opened the door to get out, but the voice of the teen in the passengers seat asked him to wait.

"Is there something wrong?" Yami questioned turning his full attention to Yugi, subconsciously rubbing his finger up and down one of his keys in a nervous twitch.

"What if..." Yugi paused a little embarrassed by what he was about to say. "What if.. this was a... a date?" He asked, a rosy pink taking over his cheeks. He looked up at Yami, not moving his head. He saw Yami smile and lean in close, his mouth just centimeters away from his ear.

"Then you'll just have to wait and see." He replied with a whisper, his hot breath sending shivers down Yugi's spine.

Yami again opened his door, this time successfully stepping out and exiting the vehicle. Yugi too did the same and met Yami at the front of the car and the two walked side by side into the large building.

The inside was filled with the sounds of children screaming, the different game sounds of people winning jackpots. This place had everything, the two stared in awe for a moment. Putt-putt, bumper cars, a jungle gym for smaller kids and what felt like thousands of games. Both of the boys felt overwhelmed, not sure where to start. "What do you wanna do first?" Yami asked.

"I dunno." Yugi replied wandering further into the maze of games, Yami following closely behind.

Yami followed his (now) date for a few minutes before suggesting they play a game of skee-ball, Yugi eagerly agreed and they headed over to the machines. Yami had come prepared, he handed a handful of coins to Yugi and gave him a nod. They inserted their coins and the balls fell into the opening. They both gave the game their full attention, but before they knew it, they had each thrown their last ball.

"You just got lucky." Yugi smirked as he looked at Yami's score comparing it to his own. Yami just shrugged it off and inserted his coins for the next game. Yugi followed Yami's lead and the whole process began all over again.

"I told you, you just got lucky." Yugi beamed, this time he had beaten Yami by 500 points.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say." Yami replied turning away from the game, as to tell it he wasn't happy with losing. Obviously it was the machines fault.

Yugi smiled as he began to let his eyes wander around the giant room again, wondering what would catch his interest.

It wasn't too long before Yugi started to come out of his shell, dragging Yami around to all the different games. Whining when he lost and gloating when he won, of course it was all in good fun. They played racing games and puzzle games, fighting games and gambling games.

Before they realized it, almost two hours had passed and the boys had begun to feel hungry, so they decided on one final game before heading out: Need for Speed: Carbon. They each picked their cars, Yugi chose a Purple '69 Charger, and Yami chose a red '67 Camaro SS. They chose a desert track of medium difficulty, the count down began and they were off.

Yami was in first for the majority of the first lap, Yugi fell into third, but by the time they entered their second lap, Yugi had moved to second and was catching up quickly. By the end of the second lap Yugi was right behind Yami and the two fought for first place. They battled for first place the entire last lap, but Yugi ended up taking the victory.

They stood up from the machines, smiling at each other. "I'm going to run to the bathroom before we leave." Yugi said looking around for a restroom sign. Yami nodded and watched as the boy walked off.

While Yugi was in the restroom Yami decided to find something to occupy his time, which wouldn't be too hard since he was surrounded by games.

Yugi pushed the door to the restroom open and walked inside. When he was sure he was the only one inside he let a sigh of relief escape his lips. (Not) To his surprise he had over 30 missed calls. Every one of them from Jaden.

He knew better than to hit that little button with the green phone on it. He knew, but he didn't listen. He held the phone up to his ear, listening to the ring. Ring after ring, until it went to voicemail.

Yugi let out a small grunt, surprised that Jaden didn't pick up. "At least he can't say I didn't try to call him back." He mumbled to himself as he walked out of the bathroom and off to find Yami.

He wasn't hard to find, especially since the two could pass for identical twins.

"Here, I got this for you." Yami said handing Yugi a cute brown stuffed bear that he won from a claw machine while he was in the restroom.

Yugi smiled at the gift and looked up at Yami. "Thank you, he's adorable."

"Anything for you." He replied. "Now how about we head across the parking lot to that new Sushi place? I'm starving!" He grabbed Yugi's hand an the two walked out of the arcade.

As they entered the restaurant they were greeted by a young hostess. "How are you doing tonight?" She asked

"We're well." Yami responded taking in the decor of the place. "And yourself?"

"Can't complain." She said and grabbed two menus. "Two of you tonight?"

Yami gave her a nod in response.

"Right this way." She said turning around and heading further into the restaurant, stopping a a small booth. "Kumori will be your server tonight." She smiled. "Enjoy your meal."

Kumori came by shortly after to get the boys' drink order. Yugi ordered a Strawberry lemonade and Yami was fine with water. She returned with their drinks and they placed their food order.

They decided to share a couple of rolls: Sunday Morning, Red Double, and a traditional California Roll.

"So, how about tomorrow we get your things from Jaden's?" Yami suggested as they waited for their food.

"Are you sure you want me to move in with you, Yami?" Yugi questioned.

"Well I definitely don't want you going back to Jaden, but I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to do.." Yami responded taking a sip of his water.

"It's not that I don't want to." Yugi started. "It's just that I don't want to be a burden to you."

"You're far from a burden, Yugi." Yami said gazing into amethyst orbs. "If you lived with me you wouldn't have to worry about Jaden. I'd never lay a finger on you... Unless you wanted me to." He said with a lusting grin.

Yugi could feel the redness take over his cheeks, but quickly regained his composure. "As long as you're okay with it."

It was then that Kumori returned with their food, they two boys were starving and dove right in. They talked about other little things as they ate, just enjoying each others company.

They finished and Yami paid the bill before they headed back out into the parking lot towards Yami's car.

"Did you have fun tonight?" Yami asked as he grabbed Yugi's hand, their fingers interlocking.

"So much fun." Yugi responded with a smile as they approached the car. Yami, being the gentleman that he was, opened the passengers side door for his date. "Why thank you, sir." Yugi said in a sophisticated accent and a smile, getting into the car.

The two silently headed up the stairs, Yugi held onto his stuffed bear. As they reached the top of the stairs Yugi leaned against the door frame to Yami's apartment, letting out a yawn and rubbing his eyes.

"Long day?" Yami asked playfully, admiring Yugi's innocence before inserting his key in the lock and turning it. He pushed the door open and they stepped inside. Flipping on the light switch on the wall to the right, the apartment was lit to reveal it had been ransacked. Yami stared for a moment taking eveything in.

His couch cushions were scattered carelessly around the living room, the items he had sitting on the coffee and end tables were thrown about, his love seat was flipped over. In the kitchen pots and pans were disheveled and silverware laid in a pile on the floor.

A million thoughts raced through Yami's mind. Who did this, no, that's a dumb question, I know it was Jaden. Did he take anything? I'll kill that mother fucker! He looked down to Yugi who timidly stood behind Yami, looking around the apartment at the mess. The most important thing to me is standing right here. He grabbed Yugi's hand and pulled him further inside, pulling the door shut behind him and locking it. He could still be here. Waiting. He walked into the kitchen and moved a few thing around before bending down in front of the cabinet next to the stove. He opened it and felt around inside for a moment before his hand fell upon what he was looking for.

A gun.

Yugi's eyes widened when he saw what Yami had pulled out. Not in fear that Yami would hurt him, he was afraid of the object itself.

Jaden waived the pistol in Yugi's face as the teen cowered between the sink and the shower in their tiny bathroom. Jaden bent down, looking Yugi directly in the eye before he brought the gun up to Yugi's cheek. He rested the cold metal against Yugi's fair skin and began to play with the trigger.

Yugi looked up hopelessly at Jaden, trying to find some remanence of the man he fell in love with. However, he knew that man didn't exist anymore, he was starting to question if he ever really did. He swallowed the lump in is throat and let out a terrified breath.

"I could pull this trigger, and not a single person would notice." Jaden spoke with a smile now tracing Yugi's jawline with the barrel of the gun. "No one would care, no one would come looking for you."

Once upon a time there was a Yugi that existed who would have known better. A Yugi that wouldn't have bought into those lies. But somewhere along the way that Yugi was defeated, his spirit had been broken and all that was left now was a 'pathetic coward', a 'poor excuse for a man'. There was once a Yugi that valued his life, a Yugi that loved to laugh and smile. But now he just wanted the pain to go away. He really didn't care if Jaden pulled the trigger.

He hoped Jaden would pull the trigger.

"It's just for protection." A confident young voice broke Yugi from his trance. He looked up to Yami who stood in the middle of the kitchen with the gun to his side. With a nod Yugi dismissed himself to the living room, picking up the sofa cushions and returning them to their homes before taking a seat.

Yami headed further into the apartment, checking behind each closet door, under the bed, in the bath tub. If he could hide there, there was the potential of someone else being able to hide there.

Yugi sat on the couch looking at the mess. He was quiet, shy and naive, but he wasn't stupid. He knew this was Jaden's handy-work. With an angry huff Yugi grabbed the stuffed bear Yami gave to him and held it close to his chest.

After double checking the apartment, Yami returned to the living room taking a seat on the couch next to Yugi. He opened one of the side table drawers and put the gun inside, hidden from view, but easy to access, if he needed to get to it. He pushed those thoughts from his mind and pulled Yugi into his chest, not realizing he let out a disappointed sigh while doing so.

"I'm sorry, Yami..." Yugi said quietly, playing with the paws of his bear.

"You didn't do this." replied Yami, who began to run his fingers through Yugi's crazy hair, trying to ignore the reality and just enjoy the others company.

"No... but because of me, it happened... Did he take anything?"

"No. He was probably looking for you, but when he realized you weren't here he wrecked the place ... It doesn't matter either way, as long as you're safe that's all I care about." Yami replied tightening his grip around the younger boy. "And I promise you, he will never lay another finger on you, so long as I have a say in it. You don't hurt the people you love, not like what he's done to you..." He began to nuzzle Yugi's neck, making the boy squirm in his grip.

"I just don't want him to hurt you too." Yugi said pulling away and looking into Yami's deep crimson eyes, almost getting lost.

"Don't you worry about me, little one." Yami replied pulling Yugi into him again. They laid in silence for a while, the ticking of the clock and their breaths were the only noises to fill the apartment.

It wasn't too long before sleep had taken over Yugi's body. Yami gently scooped him up and carried him into the bedroom, laying him down on his bed. He pulled the covers up to his chest and laid a kiss on his forehead. "Goodnight, aibou." He whispered before flicking the light off and heading to the living room to clean up the mess Jaden had left.

Usually I'm not one to ask for reviews, usually I don't have to, but I only got 1 review last chapter. So please review, let me know how I'm doing. I love reading your guys' thoughts, what you think should happen, and who knows I might use one of your guys' ideas for inspiration.