Just wanted to say thank you for the reviews. I appreciate them. Oh I'm not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to medical terms and whatnot so I hope this comes out to your liking. I Dont own Yugioh and... ENJOY!
Amnesiac Dreams
I. Voice Of My Protector
The blond searched about and through his confused haze, he began to hyperventilate and everything grew blurry, "Wha- Where am I?" He screamed out and fell to the cold floor causing several things to crash around him. He unsteadily got to his knees and put a hand to his throat but he couldn't breathe and his arms began to tremble, his body felt so weak and unsteady - not to mention that claustrophobic feeling of being able to see out of only one eye.
Sounds filled the room but he couldn't hear anything. The door swung open and several people clad in scrubs and white coats barged into the room. A purple and yellow blur took hold of his arm but he pushed away and scrambled backwards unable to make out what the heck was after him. The sounds of different mumblings filled his ears. 'Are people talking? But who are they?' He clutched his bandaged head as it began to spin even more.
"Jou-" A voice cut through as he began to sob out of shock. "…ouchi…" The same voice. He outstretched his hands to keep the dark blur that was so close to him away but he'd lost all his strength from his earlier panic. He shielded his failing eyes behind lids. "Jounouchi!" His one visible eye met the crouching blur but still could not see. "Jounouchi, can you hear me?" The tone was so quiet. The blond continued to cry and shakily nod. His mouth felt dry. "Can you understand me?" He nodded once again. "Everything's fine." The voice assured.
"Who… I…" 'Have I..? That voice..?' He could feel his body begin to calm and his conscious drift.
"Everything will be alright."
The blond was brought into a slow hug of sorts as the strong and warm body wrapped his arms about him and lifted him into his arms. "But I-" 'Who am I? What happened…to… me..?'
"Rest for now, you're safe." He placed the blond onto the bed and helped fix the many tubes that had been either ripped from his arms or tangled in a mess. They reassessed his heart rate and checked for any bodily damage. The boy's eye opened and closed in slow blinks as they kept fixated on the dark blur to his right. He opened his mouth to say something, "I promise. You're safe." He stated once more and the pitiful blond nodded slowly as if finally understanding and slipped back into dreamland. 'Th-thank you… Please don't leave me…'
Kaiba took a deep breath and stepped out of the hospital room. He massaged his neck as it'd been stiff from sleeping on the uncomfortable couch provided in the said room. He checked his watch idly and stifled a tired yawn. "I hate hospitals." He sighed and sat down by the window in the waiting area. "At least Mokuba will be here in a little while." The young boy always made him feel better and kept him focused. His eyes stared distantly out over the setting sun in the evening sky. 'How do I get into these messes?' He smirked solemnly to himself and let his eyes flutter closed momentarily.
Two Months Ago
"The surgery went well. I'm so glad." Yugi said over the phone to his grandfather. "Yeah, if it hadn't been for Kaiba, he wouldn't even be alive." The short teen informed gravely. He nodded as his Grandfather spoke. "Well, it was Kaiba that had brought him here. Apparently the two of them were at the same place at the same time when they were attacked by one of the thugs that shot up the school. Uh huh, yeah Jounouchi is very lucky." He agreed. "I'm just glad my friend is alright. Well, I better go Grampa. Yeah, I'll be home in a little while." After a few more minutes Yugi hung up with his beloved Grandfather. His eyes stared over his best friend in mixed sadness and relief.
He was so happy to hear the surgery to repair the damage had gone without any complications, something about the blond's will to keep going, which made him laugh as that determination sounded just like his best friend. His eyes began to water up and he bit his lip to keep them from falling. "I'm sorry Jounouchi, I know you hate to see me crying. But I- I'm just so mad that this had to happen to you. I wish it were me laying here and not you." He started but quickly shook his head. "No. I have to be strong for both of us, right? I have to just wait for you to recover and stop blubbering. At least you're okay." Yugi nodded. "Even if…" He recalled what the doctors had told him and Kaiba before they sent the blond haired youth in, "Even if you wake up and you aren't exactly yourself anymore. No matter what, Jounouchi. You'll always be my friend, the brother I never had. Right?" He smiled warmly and squeezed his friend's hand tenderly before wiping at his face.
"Sir, visiting hours are over." A nurse poked her head in and gently informed.
Yugi nodded but kept his gaze on the patient. "Yes. I'm leaving." He let the hand go and walked away to slip his shoes back on. He stretched once as he'd been allowed to sleep over a few days, thanks to Kaiba and his ability to bend rules. 'They say, he'll be waking up any day now. I really wish I'm here when he does. Alright.' "I'll see you tomorrow Jounouchi. Goodnight." He called and with the waiting nurse, left the room.
Yugi pressed the button on the elevator and waited to be let in. His mind began to wander but the thoughts didn't get far as those doors opened. A man and woman both wearing blue scrubs exited the elevator and he stepped in. The two stared at him momentarily and then at each other and without any words they walked down the corridor. The doors closed and Yugi leaned his head against the walls inside. His eyes drifted closed as he listened to the dull music playing.
Luckily he made it to the bottom floor without any stops and stepped out. It was getting dark out as it was passed six 'o' clock and all. He buttoned up his black jacket and headed for the front doors. To his surprise, those doors opened as he was mid-way and Seto Kaiba stepped in.
The brunet stood in all his glory, tall and proud with briefcase in hand. His eyes settled on Yugi almost as quickly as the smaller had seen him. "Yugi. Any changes?" He asked indifferently.
The tri-colored teen shook his head. "He's still sleeping. Hey Kaiba, thanks again for everything." He mumbled.
Kaiba nodded. "You don't have to keep saying that every time you see me" Before the other could reply about how grateful and whatnot he was, he took off and passed him. "Goodnight Yugi." He called over his shoulder and pressed the up arrow for the elevator. The doors opened immediately as it'd already been parked on the first floor.
Yugi spun around and nodded with a small smile. "Goodnight, Kaiba." He whispered and left as those doors closed.
The blond opened his eyes and searched about the room. There was nothing but darkness, aside from the red and green lights emanating from strange machines humming and beeping around him. "Wh… ere…" He groaned, his voice sounded so harsh and dry. He felt like he'd been hit with a ton of bricks. Suddenly the lights flew open, causing him to wince at the suddenness. He groaned once more.
"Mn. Is Mr. Jounouchi actually awake?" An astonished male voice sailed sing-song like. A giggle followed shortly after.
"You shouldn't play around so much. Just do it already." A female voice hissed.
"Hmph. But there's so many things I can do to him. How about I inject this into his IV and he can die peacefully in the night, or I can grab his pillow and suffocate him to death." He put his finger to his lip. Jounouchi could barely see anything and tried in earnest to sit up. There was something wrong. What was going on?
The woman pushed him down into the bed. "Easy, there, don't want you to strain yourself." She mock-soothed.
"Who-who… are you people..?" He managed to choke out, the two were dressed in scrubs and wore face masks over the noses and mouths.
The guy laughed haughtily. "We're the people that are gonna kill you!" He grinned and pulled out a syringe. "A nice and peaceful death - after all you just went through such a terrible ordeal, I wouldn't want you to suffer any more than you have already." He gave the blond a few rough slaps to the cheek, causing the boy to gasp in pain at having his head joggled.
The female shook her head. "Don't do that. We'll get a better reputation if we really leave a mark." She insisted.
The guy shivered. "And what do you have in mind?" He asked excitedly. She pulled out an ugly and lethal looking knife. "And how on earth did you sneak that thing in here?" He questioned impressed.
"It's all wooden. Sharp enough to cut all the way through your insides." She stared down at their victim. "Perhaps the heart? Or maybe just a big slash across the chest-" She brought the blade down to his thinly clothed robe and cut it open, revealing his pale skin and cotton boxers. "Maybe a big cross - what do you think?"
Jounouchi attempted to squirm but the male held him down. "Uh uh, don't start that." The blond didn't understand what the hell was happening. 'What do I do? Do I deserve this? Did I do something? Wh- Wh- Somebody, please!' He screamed in his head unable to speak or much less breathe over his own fear. His eyes began to water as he tried so hard to remember how he got here.
"Yes, a nice cross." She grinned. "It'll be perfect for you." She smirked and leaned forward with the knife. The knife cut into his chest horizontally. He opened his mouth to scream but the male stuffed what seemed to be a towel in his throat. Not that the blond had any strength to make much noise anyway.
Just then Kaiba opened the door and everything went still. The female froze in her torture and turned with bloodied knife in hand. The male ceased his hold on the blond as well and the two stared at one another and glared. The beeping of the machines blared at alarming rates as the patient began to panic and freak out. The male ran towards the brunet with a punch but Kaiba grabbed a vase of flowers and threw it at him, the man caught it and smirked smug until Kaiba kicked the vase into his face. The man fell unconscious. The female held up the knife and warily waved it in front of herself.
"Please. You don't look to have much knowledge in swordplay. Waving that thing around is as good not having a weapon at all." he insisted. Suddenly real nurses ran in upon seeing the blonds vital signs and heart rate increase The woman glared and stood her ground. Kaiba frowned and reached towards her. She freaked and swung the wooden blade at him but he quickly caught her wrist and pushed her to the wall so the staff could tend to the bleeding and convulsing boy. His blue eyes glistened darkly. He punched the woman in the gut and she fell to the floor. "Call the police right away."
Someone ran out to call while the others struggled to calm the boy as another group covered the wound on his chest. "Please, Mr. Jounouchi, sir, calm down!" Kaiba turned around in surprise. The blond was awake? He rushed over to the side as the blond was fighting with the staff trying to save him. "He's in shock, Mr. Kaiba, you should stay back."
Kaiba ignored the lady and placed his hands on the blonds shoulders, "Jounouchi, can you hear me?" He asked hesitantly. "Jounouchi, can you hear me?" He shouted as the other didn't respond. He could hear the people insisting the teen wasn't aware of himself. Kaiba shook them off - they didn't know the blond the way he did. 'He's stronger than this, aren't you, you idiot mutt?' "Jounouchi, listen to me!" He shouted desperately.
The blond couldn't see anything but blaring brightness. Sounds were blended together - nothing made sense. 'I'm scared. I'm going to die? I'm going to die! I- What am I doing here? Someone help me!' "Someone!" He screamed and began to tear up, it hurt so bad. His body from his head to his feet felt hot and burning, like he was in the middle of a large fire.
"Jounouchi, listen to me!" 'And who are you?' He pleaded at the desperate baritone that seemed and sounded close and familiar. "Listen to me, please!" It shouted once more. 'What do you want?' "You'll be fine! I won't let anyone hurt you again! Just live, fight on - don't let yourself die!" The voice called.
"Who - Where?" he called out suddenly.
Kaiba froze in shock as the blond's eyes shut closed but he knew the other had spoken. "Jounouchi, everything will be okay." He narrowed his eyes in determination. "I will be here- I will keep you safe."
The brunet ran his hand down the blond's arm wrapped around his twitching fingers. He heard one of the others say something about his heart rate gradually returning to normal. "…Sa…fe?" The voice whispered in broken speech.
Kaiba tightened his hold on his hand, "I will. I promise." He vowed.
The blond squeezed his hand and he stopped convulsing. "…Okay…" Was all he heard before the teen slipped back into unconsciousness.
Present Time
Kaiba's expression was unreadable. The events troubled him as much as his own words did. The blond had faded in and out of consciousness a few times and it seemed lately those lapses were occurring more frequent with him staying awake for longer periods of time. However, each time he seemed to freak out as if he didn't know anything about hospitals and his own injuries. He sighed. He suppose it was as the doctor had told him, the gunshot to his head could leave him rather disoriented and the scare he received with those two strangers might've left him in meltdown. Kaiba frowned. And a few nurses had been noticing that Kaiba seemed to be the only one that could soothe him back into slumber. Kaiba shook his head. "We aren't close. There's no way…" He sighed once more and stood to his feet.
