Yami woke up the next morning with a very stiff back. 'I hate sleeping hospitals.' Yami thought. He looked over and saw that Yugi was still asleep. He reached out and started to stroke Yugi's hair. "Please wake up soon, little one." Yami murmured.

There was a low groan.

"Yugi! Are you awake?" Yami asked urgently.

"Yami, not again." Yugi murmured.

Yami burst into laughter. "Yugi, I don't think that we'll be making love for a quite a while." Yami said.

Yugi opened tired eyes and looked up at Yami. It took Yugi a moment, but Yugi remembered what happened. "Oh, god. Yami!" Yugi said as tears filled eyes.

"Hey. It's okay, Yugi." Yami said, wrapping his arms around Yugi.

"They tried to kill me." Yugi said.

"I know, Yugi. They won't get away with it." Yami said.

"Did they get away?" Yugi asked.

"No. Given their injuries, they were brought here for treatment, too. They're being guarded by the police." Yami said.

"Oh. Okay." Yugi said, calming down.

"Is everything all right?"

Yami and Yugi turned to find Ken standing in the room.

"Hi, Dr. Hinari." Yami said.

"I'm glad to see that you're awake, Yugi. You gave us all quite a scare." Ken said.

"Uh, who are you?" Yugi asked.

Ken smiled. "My name is Ken Hinari. I'm the surgeon who operated on you yesterday." Ken said.

"Oh. Then I think that I owe you a big thank you." Yugi said.

Ken smiled. "Glad that I could help. Mr. Sennen, if you would allow me a few moments to examine him." Ken said.

"Sure thing." Yami said. He turned to Yugi and said, "I'll be right outside, Yugi."

Yugi nodded.

Yami kissed Yugi on the forehead before he left the room.

"All right. Let's see how you're doing." Ken said, starting the examination.

"Is anything wrong?" one of the officers asked.

"No. Yugi is awake and the doctor wants to check over his injuries." Yami answered.

"Okay. I'd better call the captain and let him know." the other officer said and walked away.

Yami sighed.

The officer took it the wrong way and said, "Sir, we have to let the captain know that Mr. Mutou is awake so that he can question him about what happened."

Yami blinked. "Oh! No. It wasn't that. I'm just relieved that he's awake. I saw him at that apartment. I'm just glad that he's awake. I was worried that he wouldn't wake up." Yami explained.

"Oh. Sorry. I thought you were sighing in frustration." the officer said.

"No. I know they have to question him, and the sooner they do that, the better." Yami said.

The officer nodded in understanding.

Ken finished his examination. "Well, given what you went through, you're doing just fine." Ken said.

"I wish I felt like it." Yugi muttered.

Ken smiled. "I know that you might not feel like you are lucky, but you really are. The bullet missed all your vitals, so the only major concern was the blood loss." Ken said.

Yugi nodded and winced at the pain.

"I can give you something. But it might need to wait until after the police question you. They need to know what happened." Ken said.

"Okay." Yugi agreed.

Ken walked out, and Yami was back in the room in a second.

"How are you doing?" Yami asked.

"He said that considering what happened, I'm doing fine. I'm sure I am, but I don't feel like it." Yugi said.

Yami laughed. "I guess so." Yami said.

"Yami, I know that I'm going to have to talk to the police. When are they going to come here?" Yugi asked.

"I know that one of the officers went to call the captain, and let him know, so it won't be long." Yami said.

Yugi nodded.

Yami couldn't see that Yugi was in pain, and said, "Did the doctor not give you something for the pain?"

"He will, but after I talk to the police. My guess is that the pain medicine will make me drowsy or something." Yugi said.

Yami nodded.

Captain Hanirashi and Commissioner Giss arrived at the hospital and went up to Yugi's room.

"Was there any trouble during the night?" Hanirashi asked.

"No. Nothing happened. Mr. Mutou didn't wake up until this morning." one officer replied.

"Okay. Is anyone in there with him?" Hanirashi asked.

"Only Mr. Sennen. He hasn't left at all." the officer answered.

Hanirashi nodded, and the two men walked into the hospital room.

"Hansmoro? What are you doing here?" Yami asked.

Giss smiled. "Well, I heard what happened to Yugi, and I decided to come here and listen to what Yugi had to say about what happened." Giss said.

Yami nodded.

"How are you feeling, Mr. Mutou?" Hanirashi asked.

"I'm fine, given everything." Yugi answered as Yami helped him sit up.

"Well, I'm Captain Hanirashi. I'm the one heading up this case." Hanirashi told him.

Yugi nodded. "I'm glad to meet you, sir." Yugi said.

Hanirashi and Giss sat down in the other two chairs in the room while Yami sat in the one that he had slept in the night before, sitting beside Yugi's bed.

"Mr. Sennen, if you would, could you leave the room?" Hanirashi asked.

Yami was indignant and was about to voice his displeasure.

"Captain Hanirashi, if you don't mind, I would like for Yami to stay." Yugi said.

"All right. If that's what you want." Hanirashi agreed.

A look from Giss kept Yami from saying anything to Hanirashi.

"All right. Tell us what happened, Mr. Mutou." Hanirashi said.

"Well, Yami and I were going to go out on a date last night. He had called and told me he would be a little late. The doorbell rang, and I thought that it was Yami. I just assumed that he had gotten off a little earlier than he thought he would. When I opened the door, I was suddenly pushed inside. I was taken off guard and stumbled backwards. Tanisha Harmsworth and Mika Hano were the ones in the room. They both insulted me while Mika locked the door." Yugi said.

"Insulted you? How?" Hanirashi asked.

"Tanisha called me a bastard, and Mika called me a man-stealer." Yugi said.

"What happened then?" Hanirashi asked.

"I told Mika that I was not a man-stealer, and that she was one. I also told her that Yami was already with me when she came onto him. Mika and Tanisha were both saying that Yami should have been with them." Yugi said.

"Mr. Sennen, did you date both these women?" Hanirashi asked.

"No. I only dated Tanisha Harmsworth, and we broke up before Yugi and started going out. Mika Hano was hitting on me at the restaurant a week ago, and I could tell she wanted to go out with me. I shot down her advances." Yami answered.

"I see. Go on, Mr. Mutou. Mika said that I was going to die. I knew that they intended to harm me. I'll be honest. I was forced to kitchen counter where I kept my cooking knives, and I got one in my hand without them noticing." Yugi said.

"You got one of the knives?" Hanirashi asked.

"Yes. I didn't know what they had planned and got it in case I needed it to defend myself. I told them that I wouldn't die, and that the police would deal with them, and I admit that I did call them whores. Tanisha yelled that I was a bastard and smacked me, nicking me with her nail. I swung out with the knife and got her slightly on the arm with the knife. I wanted to show them that I was serious, and that I would defend myself." Yugi said.

"That explains the light cut on her arm. She didn't say what happened about that. What happened then?" Hanirashi asked.

"Tanisha shouted for Mika to kill me. That's when Mika pulled a gun out of her purse. I don't know what kind of gun it was. I managed to kick the gun out of Mika's hand and away from her. I punched Mika in the face because she was a threat to me. Tanisha got the gun and shouted that I was going to die. Tanisha fired, but I don't think she aimed or is lousy at aiming because she hit Mika in her shoulder instead of me. Mika shouted out that she was a bitch and said she was supposed to shot me, not her. Tanisha stated the obvious in saying that she missed. I knew that I was in trouble and had to be careful." Yugi said.

"Did Ms. Harmsworth have the gun still?" Hanirashi asked.

"Yes. Tanisha shouted at me that she would kill me and fired. I barely managed to duck out of the way. She shouted at me to stay still and started to fire randomly. I'm not sure that she was even aiming at anything. Mika shouted at her to stop it because she would kill her, too." Yugi said.

"Makes sense. There seemed to be erratic gunfire from the evidence we found. Continue." Hanirashi said.

"I got one of my pots and threw it at Tanisha. It hit her in the head and caused her to lose her grip on the gun. Tanisha grabbed the pot and came at me, swinging the pot at me. I grabbed Tanisha by her wrist and twisted her wrist. It forced her to lose her grip on the pot. I punched her and sent her crashing into the wall. She then grabbed one of the knives off the counter and ran at me, bring the knife down at me. I managed to grabbed the knife and held it there, although she still tried to ram in down into me. She kept screaming about how Yami was hers, and that all his money was supposed to belong to her. I got the knife away from her, but she ran at me again. I knew that if I didn't do something, she might actually harm me, so I swung out with the knife and hit her in the shoulder. Tanisha shouted that I would pay for that. She jerked the knife out of her shoulder and came at me. Mika must have grabbed the gun and fired, but she didn't look and shot Tanisha in the back. It was then that Mike Griffith, my next-door neighbor, started banging on the door and yelling at me if I was all right. I yelled at him to call the police. Mika started screaming no, and then she turned the gun on me. I knew from the look in her eyes that she was willing to kill me. She fired the gun. I couldn't get out of the way, and I fell. I remember that she was standing over me. She yelled at me, screaming to die. I know that someone tackled her to the floor, and she started screaming. I'm not sure what she said. I know that Yami and Mike came over and tried to help me. I don't remember much after that." Yugi said.

"I see. Thank you, Mr. Mutou. Tell me. Do you know why they attacked you?" Hanirashi asked.

"For certain, no, but I can only guess that they were both angry that I was dating when they both wanted him and decided that they would kill me. They must have thought they could kill me and get away before anyone came. They must not have expected me to fight back." Yugi answered.

"You never touched the gun, did you?" Hanirashi asked.

"No. I never even tried to get it." Yugi answered.

"Well, I think that's all we need to know." Giss said as the two stood up.

"What will happen to him?" Yami asked.

"Well, he's got a good case for self-defense as far as attacking Tanisha Harmsworth goes. And it is probable that he was attacked. Not to mention the fact that both women have been caught in several lies." Giss said.

"For now, he is free, but he can't leave the city." Hanirashi said.

"Captain, I don't think that I could stand to travel right now. I probably won't get out of this hospital for a few days." Yugi said.

"Right. We'll be in touch." Hanirashi said before he and Giss left.

"Well, that went well." Yugi said.

"Yeah. Was that all that happened?" Yami asked.

"Yeah. I only acted in self-defense. I was scared. I won't deny that. They came with a gun, so I knew that they intended to harm me." Yugi said.

"I know. I just hope that this is all resolved soon." Yami said.

Hanirashi and Giss walked down the hall.

"What do you think?" Giss asked.

"I think that Mr. Mutou is the only one telling the truth. He admitted to even attacking them, and I believe it was in self-defense. He also explained a few things that were bothering me." Hanirashi said.

"Like what?" Giss asked.

"Who attacked Harmsworth with the knife, for one? Who shot them both, too. Given that they were the only ones who had GSR on their hands and also had their fingerprints on the gun, it was probable that they shot each other." Hanirashi said.

"Agreed. Yugi never once hesitated in what he said. He didn't act worried about what he was saying. He didn't show any signs of lying." Giss said.

"The two women have me believing that Yugi was the victim in all this by the fact that they were lying and trying to leave." Hanirashi said.

"Let's pay them a visit." Giss said.

"A good idea." Hanirashi agreed.

Heba and Atemu walked into the hospital room.

"Yugi!" Heba exclaimed.

Yugi's eyes widened. "Heba? Atemu?" Yugi asked, surprised.

Heba ran over and hugged his brother. "Are you okay?" Heba asked.

"Yeah. I'm okay. What are you doing in Tokyo?" Yugi asked.

"Well, they're actually why I was late yesterday. They came up for your birthday, which is today, actually. It was a surprise." Yami said.

"Well, I am surprised." Yugi said.

"We just wished this hadn't happened." Atemu said.

"You're not the only one, but I think that Tanisha and Mika finally went off their rockers." Yugi said.

"What happened to them?" Heba asked.

"As far as I know, they're still in the hospital. They both had gunshot wounds, and I don't think that they would be able to leave right now." Yami answered.

"Will they be arrested?" Atemu asked.

"We don't know yet." Yugi answered. He then winced.

"Okay. I'm going to find Dr. Hinari. You need some painkillers." Yami said.

"I would appreciate that." Yugi agreed.

Yami left the room.

"How are you feeling?" Atemu asked.

"Very tired." Yugi admitted.

"Well, you've been through one hell of an ordeal, Yugi. I think that you deserve to rest." Heba said.

"So do I." Atemu agreed.

Yugi smiled. He was glad that they were there to help him.

Hanirashi and Giss walked to Mika's room.

"Captain, she tried to get away two more times. We stopped her both times." the female guard said.

"Good." Hanirashi said.

"Hmm. That makes her look even more guilty." Giss mused.

Hanirashi and Giss walked into the room.

"Did you arrest that bastard yet?" Mika demanded.

"No, and I don't plan on it." Tanisha said.

"Why not?! He attacked us!" Mika cried.

"Ms. Hano, you took a gun to his apartment. You broke into the apartment, and you expect me to believe that he initiated the fight?" Hanirashi asked.

"He did." Mika insisted.

"Did he ever use the gun?" Giss asked.

"Yes. He shot me and Tanisha." Mika said triumphantly.

"Odd. We found your fingerprints' on the gun as well as Ms. Harmsworth, but Mr. Mutou's fingerprints were not on the gun, meaning that he never held the gun." Giss said.

Mika paled.

"GSR, or gunshot residue, was found on both your hands and Ms. Harmsworth. Mr. Mutou did not have that either. None of you had time to change, so if he had shot the gun or held it, his fingerprints would be on the gun, and GSR would have been found on his hands, but we didn't." Hanirashi said.

"I-I" Mika stuttered.

"Ms. Hano, you're under arrest for breaking and entering, attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and lying to the authorities. You will be also be charged with trying escape police custody. Once you are released, you will be going to jail." Hanirashi said.

"But you can't! He attacked Tanisha with the knife!" Mika cried.

"He admitted that, but she was the one who started to attack him first. He stacked her in self-defense." Giss aid.

"You will be charged with another escape attempt if you try to leave the hospital again. A female officer will be stationed in her with you to prevent any escape." Hanirashi said.

"Oh, and you're being charged with two counts of attempted murder. One for Yugi Mutou, and one for Tanisha Harmsworth." Giss added.

Giss and Hanirashi left the room.

Mika was pale. 'No! We were supposed to kill that bastard so that we could get Yami's money! We weren't supposed top go to jail!' Mika thought, angry that her plan had fell apart.

Next, Hanirashi and Giss entered Tanisha's room.

"Have you arrested that bastard yet?" Tanisha hissed.

"No, and he won't be arrested." Hanirashi said.

"Why not?!" Tanisha shrieked.

"Because he did nothing wrong. We know that you and Ms. Hano both fired the gun and handled it as both of your fingerprints were on the gun. The GSR on the gun means that you both fired the gun. Mr. Mutou had no GSR on his hands, and his fingerprints were not on the gun, indicating that he neither handled the gun nor fired it." Hanirashi said.

"He attacked us, though!" Tanisha cried.

"Ms. Harmsworth, the apartment belongs to Yugi Mutou. You entered his apartment, you attacked him, and he nearly died." Giss said.

Tanisha turned pale. "He-he stabbed me, though." Tanisha said.

"Mr. Mutou admitted that, but he stabbed you because you were attacking him. You had already fired the gun several times. He was fearful for his life." Hanirashi said.

Tanisha was shocked. She hadn't expected this.

"Ms. Harmsworth, you will be charged with breaking and entering, attempted murder, attempting to escape police custody, and lying to the authorities." Hanirashi said.

"There will be two counts of attempted murder. One for Yugi Mutou, and one for Mika Hano." Giss added.

Tanisha was stunned to silence.

"Also, you will be charged with another count of attempted escape if you try again. There will be a female officer stationed in here from now on. You will be taken into custody when you are released." Hanirashi said.

The two men left.

Tanisha gripped the sheets tightly. 'I can't believe this. I am being arrested, and that bastard gets to go free." Tanisha thought.

Yami, Atemu, and Heba were sitting in Yugi's room, who was fast asleep.

Hanirashi and Giss entered.

"Are we disturbing you?" Giss asked.

"No. Did you need to talk to Yugi again?" Yami asked.

"No. I assume he was given something for the pain by now." Hanirashi said.

Yami nodded.

"We were just telling you that Tanisha Harmsworth and Mika Hano have both been charged with several crimes. There will be officers guarding them until they are discharged from the hospital. They'll be taken into custody at that time." Giss said.

"I need to ask that none of you go to their rooms for any reason." Hanirashi said.

"Captain, I don't want to see those women right now. I'll have to do that at the trial anyway." Yami said.

"And we wouldn't know them if we saw them." Atemu added.

"Just letting you know." Hanirashi said.

"What about Yugi? Will anything happen to him?" Heba asked.

"The only thing he could have been charged with was attacking Tanisha Harmsworth with the knife when he stabbed her, but given that she had handled the gun and was attacking him, it will be called self-defense." Giss said.

"So, Yugi's not being arrested?" Yami asked.

"No. He was straightforward with us. We know that he was not lying. Everything he said corresponded with evidence that we found. The fact that they came with a gin to his apartment was enough to convince us that it was self-defense." Giss said.

"Then Yugi won't be charged with anything?' Atemu asked.

"For now, no. I won't say that things won't come up later, but there's enough evidence to show that those women went there with the intent of harming him. I see no reason that he would be charged. He will be called to testify at the trials as they will be tried separately, most likely. He can't leave Tokyo right now, though." Hanirashi said.

"We understand." Yami said.

Hanirashi and Giss bid them goodbye before they left.

"Well, that's good news. At least Yugi's free for now." Heba said.

"Well, those two women had a lot of holes in their story. They lied about things that were traced back to them." Yami said.

"Well, no one said that they were intelligent women." Atemu said.

"They're not intelligent women." Yami said.

"All this can be dealt with alter." Heba said.

"Yami, I suggest that you get a restraining order on them for Yugi. If they manage to make bail, they could come after him again." Atemu said.

"Already called, and he's working on that now." Yami replied.

"This should be an interesting time." Heba said.

"Yeah, but I'll feel better when Yugi gets out of the hospital." Yami said.

"I'm guessing Yugi will be staying at the mansion when he gets out of the hospital." Atemu said.

"Yeah. There's no telling how long he will be kept out of his apartment, and he can't live on his own for a while with those injuries." Yami said.

"True." Atemu agreed.

Heba hid a smile. 'Yugi, you're going to learn just how overprotective a Sennen can be when you're injured or sick.' Heba thought, knowing firsthand how they could be.