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Whispers in the Dark	By : BlackGargie Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 6866 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: I hope I haven�t dampened your spirits by writing such
a tragic previous chapter. I do apologize, but I had to do this in order to
create this chapter. So bear with it and read till the end. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
Don�t plan to, don�t need to

WHISPERS IN THE DARK
�� Please,
brother dearest. You must come home and rest.�
�� Not
until I am the first person he sees when he wakes up.�
�� Lord Katz sighed. He should�ve known
Seto was just as stubborn as his twin brother. They
definitely came from the same bloodline of indignant families. There was no
budging Seto from his decision.
�� It had been almost two weeks since
Joey lost his mind from reality and became that stoic state. His pregnancy was
almost due within the next two weeks and still he had not recovered from his
stupor. He had to depend on nutrient and IV drops because he wouldn�t open his
mouth to chew or swallow his food, and the midwives have to help him exercise
his limbs daily because he wouldn�t move an inch. He just stayed in bed, lying
there like a lifeless doll with no motor skills or reflexes whatsoever. Lord
Seth had helped relay the news from his twin brother to the doctors telling
about the rape incident with Majah, and they all
agreed that it was the cause of his shocked state. So far, medication and
outside help was keeping him and the babies alive, but that alone was not
enough to straighten him out. Unless Joey was willing to face his demons and
snap out of it by his own free will, he would probably never get over it.
�� The doctors and midwives agreed that
if Joey kept remaining like this until the due date, they will have no choice
but to perform a Caesarean to help him give birth. Seto
would not hear of it. He strongly believed that when the time comes, Joey will
wake up and he will be by his side to help him through the birth. But so far,
nothing has changed. Joey remained stoic and unresponsive, and no matter how Seto spoke to him and tried to wake him, he did not budge.
Even when his other friends came over to visit him and tried their luck (with
Tristan being the usual rough style he is), Joey continued to remain lost, his
eyes so blank and his face so unreadable, you�d almost think he was dead. And
because of Joey, the whole Sending Off ceremony, whereby those who gave birth
to Whisperer-dominant babies must give over their babies to their Whisperer
mates and send them off, had to be postponed due to the fact that every
�mother� must be present and accounted for to do this ceremony.
�� Shit! Why did it turn out this
way?� Tristan cursed, punching the wall of the ICU with one hand while holding
onto his baby with the other. Despite the fact that he was rather glad he could
keep his baby a little longer before the Sending Off ceremony, he was still
worried about his best friend�s wellbeing. After all, they have been together
since childhood before meeting the rest of the gang.
�� If only I had enough magic powers
like my parents,� Malik said guiltily as he breastfed
Night. �I would have busted through that door or that wall and rushed into the
room to stop that son of a bitch! They were just a few doors beside me and I��
�� Don�t blame yourself, Malik,� Yugi leaned close to
touch his shoulder as he was carrying both Destiny and Hope in his arms. �It�s
no one�s fault but that Fallen Ethereal�s, and Seto has already taken care of him. It�s not your burden to
bear.�
�� Poor Seto,�
Ryou said as he looked through the half-closed drapes
of the window of the ICU at Seto who was holding
Joey�s hand and stroking it. His triplets were being fussed at by his parents
and twin sister, so he left them to baby-sit for a moment. �The rape incident
must�ve hit hard on Joey. I don�t know what I�d do if this ever happen to me. I
think I might end up just like Joey as well.�
�� It�s understandable,� Yugi agreed. �It�s almost as if you feel like you are
betraying your lover by having sex with another person even though it�s not
your intention. Like you�re dirty all over and no longer
worthy of your lover�s love. It�s a tough thing to happen. I can
understand why Joey wished to escape reality like this.�
�� Speaking of the Fallen Ethereals and Bad Seeds, whatever happened to them
anyways?� Tristan asked.
�� Yugi then
told the gang about what he heard from his middle men friends Fortuno, Charlie and Bickford and Snipes: Apparently after
killing and arresting those involved, they were quickly brought into trial
where Maximillion Pegasus, without further ado,
charged them of treason, disrupting the peace, attempts to overthrow the Lord
of all Outer Beings and attempted murder on the teen �mothers� and their
babies, and they were immediately sentenced to death. Marik
the Royal Executioner wasted no time in excising his work and did what he did
best. All of them died a very slow but violent death through Marik�s dark sadistic torture games, and it was a
no-brainer that Marik loved every second of what he
did.
�� Lord Zorc Necrophades, on the other hand, was powerless against the
Outer Beings due to his weak and vulnerable condition. Seto
took pleasure in driving Zorc�s spirit out of the
body and Yami did the honours
of disintegrating it into nothingness, never to be seen again. After executing
all the Bad Seeds and Fallen Ethereals, everyone in
the Ethereal Clan got together to discuss and come to an agreement of their
territorial dispute and finally managed to clear all frustrations and tensions
that have been put off for so long as they signed a treaty stating the proper
equal distribution of lands for each and every Outer Being in the Ethereal
Clan. So, from now on, the aftershocks were officially resolved and everyone
has agreed in the Ethereal Clan to live harmoniously and prosperously under one unison.
�� Thank goodness that�s resolved,� Ryou sighed in relief. �I wouldn�t want to become another
tool for ransom again.�
�� Say, Ryou,�
Tristan voiced out, �we all know Yugi and Malik�s babies� names. What did your Bakura
named your kids?�
�� Well, we had a little disagreement,
but after a long thought and suggestions by my parents, we decided to name them
Shuu, Tenenbaum and Winchester, all of them
names of our first few ancestors who had done the ritual. We thought it�d be
right to honour them that way. What about you,
Tristan?�
�� You�ll laugh. It�s kinda cheesy,� Tristan blushed a
little, scratching his chin a little. Seeing that expression from Tristan for
the first time sparked their interest and curiosity even more.
�� Oh, really?
Do pray tell, my friend,� Ryou stroke his chin with a
wicked grin.
�� I�d rather not.�
�� Come on, Trist,� Yugi persuaded. �What can be worst than ours?�
�� You�ll laugh. Seriously.�
�� Try us,� Malik
challenged.
�� Well�we�uh�actually it was my
parents and Duke who made the final say, like I didn�t exist or something, and
I was running out of ideas�� Tristan hesitated.
�� Oh, come on, spit it!� Malik groaned impatiently. �Out with it,
buddy!�
�� TheynamedhimSnow!� Tristan blurted out in one whole
breath, feeling rather agitated.
�� Snow? Why
Snow?� Yugi widened his eyes in disbelief. Tristan
replied with a finger pointed towards the ICU�s inside window where snow was
falling outside, fogging the glass as it fell.
�� Wow! Is it winter already?� Ryou said. �Time sure flies past real fast!�
�� Yeah, well, thing is they cheated
me out of a chance to decide a name,� Tristan looked away, his face obviously
flushed pink. �Since my kid was born a herm, they�d thought of giving him a
slightly feminine name, and it just so happened to be snowing outside while I
was KO-ed in bed, so they decided to name him �Snow� whether I liked it or
not.�
�� Aww,
that�s so cute!� Malik cooed, sounding almost
teasingly sarcastic.
�� See?! I knew you�re gonna react that way!� Tristan exclaimed.
�� At least we�re not laughing,� Yugi grinned. �But seriously, Trist, it�s quite a nice
name. I�d name one of my kids �Snow� if we hadn�t already decided the names.�
�� You�re not just being nice, are
you?� Tristan raised a skeptical eyebrow, which in turn was replied with a
simultaneous shaking of head by his fellow friends. Everyone soon turned their
gazes at Seto who was still at Joey�s bed still
holding his hand and stroking it against his cheek with a very worried and
sympathetic Lord Katz standing beside him. The four of them sighed in unison.
�� I know I shouldn�t say this but,�
Tristan voiced out, �Jo�s gotta get out of that
trance. He�s gotta think about the babies in him!
He�s not doing either his babies or himself any good moping around like this!
And look at Seto! When was the last time he ate?�
�� You�re right,� Ryou
agreed. �His babies are the main priority right now. If he didn�t wish to live
for himself, he should at least live for his babies.�
�� Yeah,� Malik
nodded in agreement. �Where�s all the love he had for Seto
and the babies gone to?�
�� Any suggestions?
We�ve pretty much exhausted everything so far. Nothing seems to work,� Yugi asked, concern rang all over
his tone.
�� Almost as soon as Yugi asked that, a simultaneous idea came into their heads.
It was as if they were almost as psychic and as telepathic as Fortuno and Snipes. They were the exact definition of
�Great minds think alike�.
�� Soon, Yugi
knocked the ICU door, entered and waved for Lord Katz to come over.
--:--
�� Forgive us, Your Majesty, for being
so bold as to ask of this.�
�� Almost everyone in the hospital
crowded outside the ICU to catch a glimpse their VIP guest, wondering why he
was doing here and not tending to other important matters in the Ethereal Clan.
�� Do not worry, mortal friends. I am
always here to help the needy. I am honoured that you
have recognized my talents.�
�� There was no other way around it.
The four had to brave themselves to ask the impossible from Lord Katz: to send
in Maximillion Pegasus, who has the highest power and
authority of the Outer Beings to help snap Joey out of his endless reverie.
Lord Katz was hesitant at first, but knowing that his mate Lord Seth could not
and would not consent into meddling with human affairs aside from the ritual,
and knew that any other Ethereal Clan would be nonchalant and apathetic about
Joey�s situation, he had no choice but to comply with the four�s wishes. He
made the secret trip with Marik, accompanied by Yami, Duke and Bakura, to go meet
up with Maximillion Pegasus to help Seto and Joey heal their current situation. Maximillion Pegasus, after much consideration and
consultancy from his Royal Advisors, agreed to make the trip down to Domino
Motherhood Institution to try his luck on waking Joey up.
�� Y�Your
Majesty�! What brings you here?� Seto stood up
immediately at the sight of Maximillion Pegasus and was
prepared to bow before him but was halted by the Ruler.
�� I came here on the account of
compassion, dear Royal Advisor,� Maximillion Pegasus
smiled as he came close to the unresponsive Joey, with Seto�s
four Whisperer friends, Lord Katz and Joey�s four friends following behind his
wake. Mr. and Mrs Wheeler, after receiving the call
from Yugi and the gang about their attempt, had
already driven at top speed to the hospital and were also part of the group
inside the ICU watching Maximillion Pegasus do his
magic. He made a gesture and the door turned the lock and the drapes were drawn
by itself, blocking out all the disappointed
spectators.
�� I�m
sorry we had to resort to this, Your Majesty,� Lord Katz spoke
apologetically.
�� Oh, I do not mind one bit, Lord
Katz, though I do have concerns of your royal bairns�
health by making that long trip to see me.�
�� I
had trustworthy companions, Your Majesty.�
�� I must say, Seto,
you have such great companions. They were willing to risk protocol to call for
me to help your human counterpart. I sure hope my visit here does not go in
vain.�
�� I
humbly apologize in advance,� Seto looked down
humbly and stepped aside to allow Maximillion Pegasus
do his work.
�� In under no circumstances should I
be disturbed in this process,� Maximillion Pegasus
said as he had one hand hovering over Joey�s forehead. �It would be advisable
if you all step aside for this.�
�� Everyone nodded and moved a
respectable distance away from Joey�s bed. After making sure that the
surrounding was quiet and that everyone was far from him, he laid the hand onto
Joey�s forehead and closed his eyes as he began to concentrate, delving deeper
into Joey�s subconscious mind�
--:--
�� ��seph? Joseph? Joseph Wheeler?�
�� Joey
opened his eyes at the soft call of his name. He found himself lying on a bed
of thorns as usual. The pain, the stabbing, the sheer sting of it all was the
only way to make sure that he was alive, yet trapped in this void world where
he would always punish himself for allowing himself to be taken by someone
other than his beloved.
�� Joseph
Wheeler? Can you hear me?�
�� Who�Who
are ya�?� Joey asked as he saw a man with long
silver-lavender hair looking down at him. He seemed to only have one eye, for
the other eye was made of gold, like an eye-patch the shape of an eye that
covered all the way to his eyebrow. He noticed him staring at it and jerked his
head so that his long bangs would cover it.
�� I
am Maximillion Pegasus, the man responsible for all
the Ethereal Clans of the Outer Beings, and the man responsible for your
pregnant predicament.�
�� Ah,
so yer da head honcho
behind da ritual. Pleasure tuh
meet ya,� Joey smiled weakly. �Forgive me fer not salutin� ya n all, bad back, ya know.�
�� No
offence taken, young mortal friend,� Maximillion
Pegasus said as he sat in midair, hovering above Joey in his thorn garden. �You
have a rather� interesting abode here. Although I must say in human terms, the
�fashion statement� here needs a little uplifting.�
�� Ya dun need much stuff wen ya wanna torture yerself.�
�� Yes,
about that,� Maximillion Pegasus began to touch on
the topic, �I�m here because of a personal request by someone.�
�� I
ain�t goin� back if dat�s wat ya
tryin� tuh tell me.�
�� And
pray tell, why not?�
�� Ya know wat happened. Ya da head honcho n all.�
�� Yes,
but I would like to hear it from your own lips.�
�� I�was
raped�� Joey said hesitantly. �Some guy named Majah sorta confessed tuh me while fuckin� mah brains out n wants me
tuh be his bitch. I told him I dinna
wanna, n he was pissed n all, but I can�t stop feelin� dirty n all dat shit. I
feel guilty, so I�m �ere punishin� mahself. Happy?�
�� Funny.
I don�t see a shred of dirt on you anywhere,� Maximillion
Pegasus chided in a nonchalant way. �Aside from the fact that
you�re bleeding from head to toe because of all those thorns on you.�
�� Ya know exactly wat I mean. Dun play around wif me.�
�� Maximillion Pegasus noticed that whenever Joey spoke and
got a little emotional or agitated, more thorn vines would slowly slither from
the ground and wrap around Joey�s already bound body, making him wince as the
thorns dug deeper into his skin, drawing blood. He could tell that the trauma
of being raped had left him very emotionally scarred, and he could understand
why he felt he was betraying his Whisperer mate.
�� You
do know that it�s beyond tradition to fall in love with your Whisperer mate.�
�� Yeah.�
�� Yet
you still love him.�
�� Yeah.�
�� Enough
to allow yourself to be tortured like this everyday for the rest of your life?�
�� Yeah.�
�� Have
you ever thought about your friends? Your family?
They�re really worried about you.�
�� At
least they got their lovers to luv �em. They�re not dirty like I am right now.�
�� And your child? What of them?�
�� They
got doctors tuh cut me open n git
�em out. Imma fine wif dat.�
�� And
your Whisperer mate? Have you ever thought about him?�
�� He�s�better of withou� me.�
�� What
makes you so sure?� Maximillion Pegasus probed some
more, folding his arms across his chest.
�� I
was raped, fer cryin�
loud!� Joey snapped, the vines grew even more, not only all over his body, but
all over the place as well, building itself into some sort of defensive fence
around him. �I was taken by dat son of a bitch n freakin� fucked like I was some ho! He wanted me tuh luv him instead of mah Seto! He wanted me tuh betray Seto! He made me a fuckin� ho n made me betray Seto
by fuckin� me!
�� How would ya feel if ya
taken away from yer lover n git
raped while ya carryin� ya lover�s babies?! How would ya
feel if ya bein� touched ev�rywhere n licked in places only ya
n ya lover r suppose tuh
share togetha?! How would ya
feel if ya bein� tempted by
some bastard n was actually drawn into a lil� bit coz
his deal wuz a
once-in-a-lifetime deal?! How would ya feel if ya body canna stop feelin� the dirty touches n the icky kisses as ya bin violated ova n ova again?! How would ya feel if ya insides wuz totally filled wif yer rapist�s cum?! How would ya
feel wen ya wake up ev�ry mornin� thinkin�
how dirty ya was n how yer cheatin� pussy had bin screwed by someone else other than �im?! How would ya know?! Ya dunno shit bout me!�
�� Maximillion Pegasus could tell by the tone, the emotion and
the amount of vines increasing that Joey was in a lot of pain, and was blaming
a lot on himself. If he didn�t do something, soon he
would be buried by the vines and shut out of his mind, and he would never get
to speak with Joey again. It�s now or never.
�� And
you believe that you are being self-righteous by allowing yourself to suffer
like this?�
�� What?�
Joey was surprised at that question.
�� What
makes you so certain that your friends would care whether you have been defiled
or not? What makes you so certain that your friends are not looking out for
your safety and judging you of your past experiences?� Maximillion
Pegasus asked. The hesitation on Joey�s face and the slow but steady shrinking
vines gave him the cue to continue, �Why would you assume that they would think
of you any lesser than you are? For what purpose have they brought me here to
speak to you if not out of concern for your wellbeing?�
�� Well�I�I
neva asked fer their pity��
�� But
they wish to give it anyway, whether you ask of it or not. And what makes you
so sure that your Whisperer mate had not forgiven you or had not put a single blame
on you? Have you considered the trouble and effort it took for him to go all
the way to where you were held captive to rescue you? Have you ever wondered
why he is still by your side even though he knew you have been defiled by the
Fallen Ethereal? Have you considered that?�
�� B�But�I��
�� And
have you ever considered what will your state do to the pups in you? Have you
ever wondered what if the human doctors have performed an unsuccessful surgery,
or whether because of your refusal to eat or drink or sleep it may cause harm
to your pups? The pups you and your beloved Whisperer mate have created? Do you
wish for the death of your pups as well because of your selfishness, especially
when they are almost due any time soon?�
�� No!
No, I would neva let mah babies die! I would neva��
�� Then
what are you doing here lying down on this bed of thorns wallow in self-pity
and misery when your mate and your pups need you?�
�� I�But�I�m
dirty�I betrayed mah Seto�s
luv�I dun deserve tuh��
�� It
is not for you to choose one-sidedly whether or not you are worthy for someone.
Although other people have no right to judge you, you, too, have no right to
deny yourself some inkling of self-worth. What other people truly view you may
surprise you.�
�� I�I
dunno��
�� It
is your choice, my young mortal friend, whether or not you wish to release
yourself from your own self-made prison and embrace whatever past, may it be
dark and murky, or bright and shiny, and learn from it rather than grieve for
it. Think wisely, Joseph Wheeler.�
�� Maximillion Pegasus� blinding disappearance was the last
thing he saw before he found himself staring back at all the vines that covered
around him like a half-shell roof and the blood-red sky hovering above�
--:--
�� Everyone waited eagerly for Maximillion Pegasus� news as soon as the Ruler of the Outer
Beings blinked his eyes open. Quietly removing his hand from Joey�s forehead,
he turned to the awaiting crowd behind him.
�� He holds much contempt about
himself. The prison he encased himself in is hard and painful, indicating how
much self-loathing he had on himself for the rape incident he experienced in
the Lair,� Maximillion Pegasus relayed whatever he
deduced from Joey�s state of mind to the crowd. �He strongly believes that he
would be judged by the people for his experience and wishes nothing more than
to shoulder all the burden of his lustful sin and avoid the hatred you may harbour against him, especially you, Seto.�
�� I
would never blame him for what happened!� Seto
exclaimed. �It�s not his fault! He is not
the one to blame! It�s that bastard Fallen Ethereal�s
fault! My Puppy was never in the wrong!�
�� Good God, Your Majesty, we would
never blame or judge him for what happened to him!� Ryou
exclaimed as well, shocked to hear the Ruler�s words about Joey.
�� Yeah!
Moreover, I blame myself for this! I should�ve seen that coming and saved him
no matter what! I�m the one to blame!� Malik cried, his heart panged in pain at the thought Joey blaming
himself over all this.
�� We are all to blame here! He can�t
just think it�s all his fault and shoulder everything!
If we had tried harder to stop that guy from taking him and Malik
away�� Tristan couldn�t continue; he was too choked up about it.
�� You have to help him, Your Majesty!
He can�t do this to himself!� Yugi was already in
tears.
�� Please, Your Majesty,� Mr. Wheeler
pleaded as he hugged his sobbing wife.
�� I have spoken to him, and I have
tried the best I can to convince him that he was not in the wrong,� Maximillion Pegasus sighed as he draped his cape across his
shoulders. �But I cannot force him to make a speedy decision. The mind is a
very fragile matter. It will be up to him to decide. Good day, everyone. I wish
the best.�
�� With that, he left the ICU, his
personal bodyguards who were waiting for him outside the room following behind
his wake. As usual, Seto sat beside Joey and held his
hand while the rest left the ICU to let them be alone together, ignoring the
questions showered at them by the curious doctors, midwives and young �mothers�
and their parents. As Yugi reached to close the door
of the ICU, Seto purred and kissed Joey�s forehead.
�� I�ll
be here waiting for you, no matter how long it takes for you.�

A/N: Psyched! Ha ha! Gotcha,
didn�t I, thinking that this is the last chapter? Well, technically I wanted to
make this one and the next one the last two chapters but seems like my muse
made me write more than I should, so the last chapter is actually one more
chapters away! So carry on reading! Reviews plz!
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