AN: Here's how this is going to go. I wrote this in 30 minutes. It's unedited for content, but well thought out. I have checked for spelling and grammar errors, of course, but the content may be subject to change. I have plans for this to continue and where I want it to go, but I don't want to get too invested if no one is going to want to read it. This has some cutesy moments in it, but that doesn't mean that it's going to end up the way you think. It's sad, heart wrenching, and emotional but I feel like I can make it amazing.
Don't worry, I'll finish this eventually.
Extended Summary ~
Strange disappearances have been happening. People have either gone missing or have been reported as being kidnapped. After a strange twist of events, involving the Kaiba family, Jounouchi Katsuya has been added to the ranks of the missing. Riddled with a sense of honor, Kaiba Seto has invested in the search to find the missing Jounouchi. During this journey to find his lost enemy, Kaiba finds himself learning more about his enemy than he ever thought he would. He eventually learns that not only was there more to the blonde than he had ever noticed, but he has more in common with him than anyone knew.
But during this search a question arises: how does a double-sided friendship and bond occur between two people who were once enemies, two people who are separated by a lengthy ordeal? How do both Kaiba Seto and Jounouchi Katsuya carve out a relationship between one another without speaking, seeing, or hearing the other?
It was a funny feeling for Kaiba Seto, to realize he'd been more invested in the mutt. He never would have believed you if you had said he cared for the fiercely competitive blonde. He probably would have laughed at you and sent you on your way if you had told him that. It wasn't until he heard of his disappearance that he even entertained the idea that he may have an infinitesimal spot in his heart for Jounouchi Katsuya. But when his younger brother burst into his office to drag him to the nearest television set. His chilled heart began to beat just a little bit faster when his mind registered the words 'missing' and 'Jounouchi' as they spilled from Mokuba's mouth.
Moments later it was even a shock to Kaiba himself when he didn't scoff at the news reporter on screen. Instead he found himself ignoring his current, and very pressing, reports to watch the scene unfolding from his sitting room television.
"Mokuba, what is going on?" He inquired, his usual cruel tone absent from his voice.
"There's been a series of disappearances" his brother explained shakily, "Only, it's just been released that these kids who have gone missing didn't run away at all. They've been kidnapped. The kidnappers have been going after either famous or talented individuals." He took a deep, worried breath. "And apparently Yugi-kun was the next target."
"Then why is Jounouchi's photo plastered all over this news cast?" He asked with curiosity.
"Well, that's just it. No one knows why, but Yugi's unconscious body was found in the middle of the Domino City Park. He's in bad shape and has just been rushed into surgery." Mokuba explained slowly. As Kaiba opened his mouth to repeat his question Mokuba continued on, "And with Yugi they found the necklace that Jou always has around his neck clutched in his hand with blood all over it. It's been taken into police custody for investigation to find out if the blood is Jou's or not." Mokuba whispered quietly. He had tears streaming down his face.
"Why do you look," Kaib paused, studying his brother's face, a face that looked haunted, "guilty?"
"Because I was there." His brother whispered, tears streaming even faster down his cheeks. "I was there when it happened. "
"What!" Kaiba nearly shouted. He turned to his younger brother, dropping to one knee to look him in the eyes. "How? Why? Why have you waited to tell me about this?" He demanded, voice firm.
"I ran into Yugi-kun and Jou while I was at the arcade, instead of at the library. I know you said I couldn't go, but I really wanted to play. Just for a little bit." He glanced away from his brother's face, his eyes half closed in guilt. "Yug-kun and Jou invited me to get a slice of pizza with them. I really like Yugi-kun and his friends, so I wanted to be included. I hadn't told them that I was supposed to be on the other side of town. When we were done eating, I told them that I wasn't supposed to be out and that I had to run back to the library before Ito-san came to pick me up. Jou said that it was too late for me to be walking to the library by myself."
He paused to whipe his nose on his sleeve. "And that's when everything started to happen. Jou heard them coming. He heard their steps and their voices before Yugi-kun or myself. They were behind us, behind the corner we had just turned. He thought that they were after me because he had over heard one of them talking at about grabbing a little guy to 'add money to the collection' and that they couldn't miss this chance." Mokuba's eyes brimmed with unshed tears, his voice catching in his throat. "So we ran." He whispered, the tears spilled over his lashes and ran down his cheeks.
"Shhhh," Kaiba soothed scooping his brother into his arms, worry plastered onto his face. He held his brother tightly and waited patiently for him to continue.
"I'm sorry" Mokuba sobbed, his small hands clutching his brother's smooth shirt, face buried into his chest. "I didn't mean to be the reason he's missing".
"What do you mean?" He asked calmly.
"I was so slow, I couldn't keep up with Yugi-kun and Jou. We had gotten most of the way down the street before the men turned the corner to see us running away. Jou looked back to see where I was and that they were beginning to catch up. He stopped and picked me up so we could get away faster." He explained, his guilt evident.
"We thought that we had gotten away, when we dashed through traffic and through some alleyways that Jou knew to take. I really had thought so too. But Jou was worried. He told Yugi-kun and me to hide in an abandoned apartment complex two stories up and another alleyway over. We tried to object, but he told us not to argue. He wanted to inspect to see if they really were gone. Yugi-kun grabbed my hand and tugged me over to a rusty ladder pushing me to climb up."
He paused again to wrap his arms around his brother's neck. "After I climbed to the top, the men came into the alleyway. Yugi looked up at me and mouthed to me to hide, so I did. I hid behind some old boxes. But I could see directly below me between the bars of the old platform. Yugi had hidden behind a dumpster. Jou, he was too far in the open to hide. The men had already seen him." He stopped talking again to breathe deeply.
"Take your time, Moki, it's alright". His brother calmly expressed, still rubbing his back soothingly. His calm demeanor hiding his true murderous feelings.
"The men started yelling at Jou, asking him where the little guy was. It wasn't for a few moments did any of us realize they had been looking for Yugi-kun. Neither one knew that I was the little boy with them, and Jou did not tell him that. He made it seem like I was his younger cousin. None of the men seemed to care once they thought I was a nobody. I couldn't hear too well, but after a while the four men started to attack Jou." He was shaking again. Four. The number echoed in Kaiba's head. For some reason he had only thought that there were two. The numbers did not sound like good odds.
"Yugi-kun couldn't take it anymore once Jou was knocked to the ground and wasn't fighting back anymore. He jumped out from his hiding place to try to defend Jou. To make it stop. I couldn't watch anymore after that. I… didn't know what to do. I remember hearing Yugi-kun scream out in pain and a thud shortly after. There was a lot of strange noises shortly after and when I dared to open my eyes again, everyone was gone. I waited minutes after, just to make sure they were gone. I didn't' leave the same way I came in, but I didn't know what to do. Onii-sama, I'm so scared" He was crying harder now than Kaiba had ever seen from his usually well composed brother. "I came home as soon as I could, but I didn't want anyone to see me! I know it took me too long to get home, but-"
"Shhhhh," Kaiba whispered, hugging his brother closer, running his fingers through his messy hair. "It's alright, you're safe now." He promised. He didn't want to ask any more questions tonight. He didn't know how his brother had gotten home safely, he was sure that the alleyway was being watched since the men knew there was someone else in the group. He had no idea how his brother was safe, he was just grateful that at the moment, he was.