I have recently been going through some hard times, and fanfiction has helped me a lot, especially the JouxKaiba fics for some reason. So the inspiration for this story comes from that.

Whispers followed his retreating back as he walked the hallways making his rounds. He knew what they were thinking, knew what they whispered when he wasn't in the room. How they gossiped about his cold exterior and his cold gaze; yet they still marveled at his genius and the unwavering care he showed for his patients.

At that very moment he stopped in front of door marked 3B and let out a sigh before turning the knob and walking in slowly. Seto Kaiba was not a man of emotion, but entering this room always filled him with a combination of sadness and joy; sadness for the life that was slowly drifting away no matter what he did, and joy for the chance to look upon the blonde haired angel that lay withering away in the hospital bed.

The room was dimly lit as the last hints of twilight leaked slowly through the curtain shades. Small particles of dust could be seen floating slowly around the room and in the bed attached to many machines was Dr. Kaiba's favorite patient. He was a young man about Seto's age, but his sickness had not favored him. His usual tan skin had paled, a result of bad health and little sunlight, and he had lost a lot of body mass, making him paper thin.

Regardless of these facts Seto smiled at the unconscious youth that appeared to be asleep. The doctor frowned slightly for he knew better; the blonde was in a coma, one that he had not awoken from for over a year and a half. The young brunet's eyes filled with sadness as he remembered the fateful day that his golden puppy had been brought in.

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It has been an average day at the hospital. Beeping noises filled the rooms, and you could hear doctors being paged left and right. Dr. Seto Kaiba had been preparing to go home when he heard his named being called just as he was about to set foot outside. He reluctantly rushed back to his office and put on his coat before hurrying to the emergency room.

When he walked through the waiting room he saw a group of teenagers who were all in a shabby state. A young star haired teen had a bandage on his head, a spiky haired brunet had his arm in cast, and a girl with brunet hair had various scratches on her face, legs, and arms. They looked very miserable as they all held hands and looked up as he walked by. If he thought they looked bad then nothing could have prepared him for what he saw when he walked into the operating room.

On the table lay a golden angel covered in large amounts of blood, a result of the various wounds that covered his body. His leg was at an odd angel, he had a terrible gash down the side of his face, and he had a huge wound on the left side of his abdomen.

His honey colored eyes looked at Seto with barely little focus; it was those eyes that stopped the young doctor in his tracks. As he saw the life slowly draining from the gorgeous creature before him he quickly came back to reality. He moved at the speed of light trying to do everything he could to save this beautiful life before him. He barked orders to the others in the room and set to his work.

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When he stepped out into the waiting room he immediately set his eyes on the group from earlier, they quickly jumped to their feet and rushed up to him with questioning and worry filled eyes.

"Is he ok?" The shortest of the group asked looking up. The girl looked back at Seto with expectant eyes as she put her hand on the short boys shoulder and squeezed it reassuringly.

"We did the best we could," He said with a heavy heart, "he's stable now, but I'm afraid that he's gone into a coma." The whole group gasped and moved close together in an attempt to close the gap that they all felt.

Seto walked away from the strangers and went back to the stable blonde and watched him for hours…

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At first the blonde's friends had made regular visit, but slowly the visits became less and less, until they occurred only once a month, a sure sign that the group had lost hope. Yet Seto couldn't bring himself to lose hope, for reasons that even he didn't understand he felt a deep connection with this fragile patient.

The doctor let out a heavy sigh as he did the normal routine checks. Everything seemed normal and there had been no change. Kaiba put down the clip board and sat down in the chair next to the pristine white bed and took a hold of one of Katsuya's hands and rubbed it gently.

"Oh puppy what do I need to do for you to wake up?" He asked in a very strained voice. "I've tried everything I could think of…" He muttered lapsing into silent thought.

He couldn't remember how long he sat there, that's why he always left Katsuya for last, so that he wouldn't have to worry about letting time get the best of him. Sighing reluctantly, he got up brought the angel's hand to his lips and placed a gentle kiss in the palm of his hand. His head jerked up suddenly as he heard one of the machine's beep.

'What was that?' He thought wildly looking back down at the blonde to see if he had any changes. A quick over look told him what he already knew, there had been no change, it was simply his mind playing tricks on him. He placed Katsuya's hand gently back on the bed and walked to the door, with one last longing glance back in to the room he left quickly. Although he hated to be away from the blonde, fearing that he would awake alone, he knew he needed rest. He would be back early in the morning so it would not be a long separation.

So right it's been an extremely long time since I've written anything, and I apologize a great deal for all of the unfinished stories that I have. I have a brand new fire burning under my feet giving me inspiration, so I've started writing again.

I will appreciate feedback, positive or negative, I hope you will enjoy this story.

Lots of love,

koolmint