Thank you FantasyWriter93, lily272, Mimi-Senpai, and RainingHearts4Ever for your kind reviews. I'm sorry, RainingHearts4Ever. I tried very heard to get this next chapter out, but I thought of another element to add to the end of the story and was adding more. LOL I just can't seem to stop adding things to this story. Anyway, let's get this story moving.

Warnings: Bound and beaten Jou nothing too graphic

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Chapter Three

Kaiba sat on his bed. Numerous documents lied spread across the large bed and his lap. His laptop lied forgotten on the nightstand. The CEO didn't know why he was distracted that night. He blamed it on his cold, but knew that it was something far worse. Why did it bother him that Jou suddenly left the house? Could his security really have done that much damage to the blond to scare him away? Why did he stay with him all night instead of waking Mokuba and going home? Then there was the guilt. He should have thanked Jou for his kindness. With a heavy sigh, Kaiba moved the documents off his lap and pulled the laptop back down.

Something inside of him was screaming at him to get in contact with Jou. He didn't think the blond had a cellphone but it didn't hurt to try looking. After countless searches coming up with nothing, Kaiba growled and leaned over for his cellphone. Not only could he not find any number for Jou, but he couldn't even find his address. The CEO flipped his phone open and scrolled through his lists until he landed on Yugi's number. He hated calling his rival, but something didn't sit well with him.

Yugi's cheerful voice answered instantly on first ring. "Kaiba, it's a pleasure to hear from you."

"Wouldn't it shock you if it wasn't me?"

Yugi chuckled. "If someone got a hold of your phone they wouldn't be calling me. What can I do for you?"

"I need Jou's number." Silence followed. "Did you hear me?"

"My first response should be why would you want it, but I can't give you that. You see. Jou doesn't have a phone. In order to get in contact with him we had to wait for him to call or come over."

"Do you know where he lives?"

"No. I actually haven't seen him since we graduated. I know he's been having trouble financially, and that he missed too many classes. I heard the teachers talking to him about making it up at some school next semester. I think he had to pay for it though. I don't know if he did it. We let a month go by without seeing him. I just thought he was too depressed and needed to think some things over. We even tried to find him, but the house we went to once burned down. I don't know where he's living now. Did you see him?"

"I stopped at the restaurant he works at."

"Did he look okay?"

"As far as I know. Do you know the address for his old house? Maybe I can find him from there."

Yugi frowned. "I'll have to look for it and call you back. Why are you looking for him?"

"He helped me home last night. I wasn't feeling well. He got roughed up by my security this morning, and I wanted to know if they hurt him. He left before I could question."

"Oh. Give me a few minutes to find it. I'll call you right back."

"Okay." Kaiba closed his phone and started moving the documents off his bed and back to his desk. He wasn't feeling perfect, but something was killing him. Why would Jou hide? It couldn't be because he was embarrassed by where he lived. Something worse than abuse was happening and it gave Kaiba a bad feeling. A few minutes turned into nearly an hour, but Yugi finally called back with the address. The rest of the afternoon Kaiba spent on the computer searching through everything he possibly could think of to find Jou. Right when he was about to give up, he found Jou's name registered at a school for students that didn't graduate from high school. He grabbed his phone and dialed the teacher's number. He would have to give his teacher his phone number or address.

"Hello." a female voice answered.

"My name is Seto Kaiba, and I need some information on one of your students."

"And why would I be giving you any information, Mr. Kaiba?"

"He helped me out greatly last night, and I wanted to send him something to express my gratitude. If you could give me his address, I would appreciate that," Kaiba said using his gentle tone. He knew that teachers normally didn't give information on their students out, but he was hoping he could charm her into giving him that information.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kaiba. I can not give you that information. If you would like to send it to me, I'd be glad to give it to this person. Who is it anyway?"

"I don't want to send it to you. I want to be sure Jounouchi gets it." There was a pause. "Is there a reason for your pause?"

"No, sir. Like I said, either send it to me, or you can keep it."

Kaiba glared at his computer screen before he smiled in triumph. "No, I think I'll call one of his friends. Good day, ma'am"

He hung up the phone finally able to hack into the school server and find Jou's cellphone number. He frowned at not being able to see his address. Apparently either Jou didn't give it or the school didn't put it in. He tried calling Jou, but the phone went right to voicemail. He hung up figuring that Jou might be at work.

Kaiba spent the next several hours on the computer and phone, trying to find the location of either Jou's home address or something that he could track to Jou. He was growing more and more frustrated by the second and didn't even realize that he missed dinner or that the night was finally coming to a close. He was about to close his laptop and get some much needed sleep when his cellphone went off. He quickly reached for it hoping that it was Jou calling him back since he was sure that he got his number on caller id.

He growled noticing that it was Yugi. "What is it, Motou?"

"Atemu did some magic and was able to locate Jou's aura. We have a general location and was about to go over to it so Atemu could focus more clearly in order to find Jou. Would you like to come with us?"

Kaiba sighed. He didn't like relying on other people especially his rival, but he didn't want to be left out of finally finding Jou. "Are you still at your house?"

"Yes."

"I'll be right there." Kaiba moved off the bed, losing his balance slightly from being in the same position as he was for a long time. He moved to his closet and grabbed something warm to wear. Even though he was barely coughing or sneezing anymore, he still wanted to make sure he didn't get worse. After telling Mokuba that he was going out and making sure he promised to go to bed on time, Kaiba walked to his garage and chose the least expensive car. He knew that Jou didn't live in a safe neighborhood and wanted to make sure that he didn't draw any attention to him.

The trip to Yugi's house was swift. He must have hit ever green light, but with his distracted mind, he didn't remember anything about the trip. He spotted both Yugi and Atemu waiting outside. Atemu got into the passenger side while Yugi moved into the back seat. "I didn't know you had a car like this. I always thought you had nothing but limos and sport cars." Kaiba grunted and glanced beside him at Atemu. He had the Eye of Ra on his forehead and an image of the Millennium Puzzle glowed softly above his outstretched hands. "I wouldn't try to talk to him. He's worried about Jou, and says that when he first sensed him something didn't seem right. He'll randomly tell you the directions so drive slowly."

"You sound like you did this before."

"Well sort of. I couldn't find my wallet." Yugi blushed. "I dropped it accidentally on the street last year. That's when we noticed that he could do something like this."

"We need to hurry. Something is coming through. I don't know if it's fear or pain or both, but we need to get there," Atemu mumbled.

Kaiba put the car in gear and started to drive down the street. With Atemu's quiet motions and firm voice, the three managed to get directly in front of a run down apartment. The metal stairs looked like they were about to fall off, and the heavy snow already on the stairs wasn't helping. Kaiba worried about the stairs falling as they climbed up. Atemu closed his eyes and released the hold on the image of the puzzle. "He's on the third floor apartment. We'll have to climb those stairs." Kaiba frowned, but both Yugi and Atemu didn't even hesitate to climb. Kaiba followed them, gripping the cold metal as it swayed under the weight. Thankfully they made it up to the apartment without any problems. Atemu moved his hand in front of the door. "There's no one else in the apartment, but Jou's aura is very weak."

The door opened magically, and the three walked in. Kaiba instantly placed his hand over his nose. The smell was horrific, and the filth that lined the house made the CEO gagged. He couldn't believe that Jou would live in something like this. How long had he been living like this? Was it before they graduated? Could it have been during the time that Jou would smile and laugh all the time? Kaiba finally recovered and followed the two through the house. He stepped over the numerous bottles of alcohol and trash that lined the floor. Atemu moved through the house following his instincts more than the magical impulses.

At the end of the dark hallway, Atemu pushed open the door that was left slightly ajar. Both Yugi and Atemu stopped suddenly. Yugi gasped, "Jou!"

Kaiba moved into the room and stared at the figure chained to the bed. There wasn't place on him that was left clean. He had blood and bruises lining ever inch of his naked body. Kaiba was the first to move. He pulled off his long black trench coat and laid it over Jou. "Atemu, can you unlock these cuffs like you did the door." The former pharaoh made quick work of the cuffs, knowing that this was more Bakura's thing than his, but he managed none the less. Atemu gently brought Jou's arms down noticing that there was blood along the wrists.

Yugi walked up to them with a wet wash cloth that he managed to find in the bathroom. Kaiba glanced at him. "We should get out of here quickly. We can clean him up when get back to the mansion." Kaiba threw his cellphone at Yugi. "Speed dial number five gets my doctor. Tell him to arrive in ten minutes at the mansion. Atemu, get the door." Kaiba lifted Jou gently in his arms, hearing the soft whimper the blond made. Kaiba moved his arms, one under Jou's long legs and the other firmly behind his back. He leaned the blond man against his chest and whispered soft comforting words to Jou.

After much struggle of getting Jou down the metal stairs and into the back seat of his car, Kaiba lied his head on Yugi's lap who instantly started to run his fingers through the blood filled blond strands. He frowned and glanced at Atemu who instantly nodded his head before turning around in his seat. Both knew that it had something to do with Jou's father, but they've never knew Jou was having this much trouble at home. They knew about the occasional bruises and cuts that would appear. The ever loving blond would just smile and tell them not to worry about it. Jou shifted several times on the way back to the mansion, but he never woke. Tears formed into his amethyst eyes as he listened to the pain filled whimpers Jou was making. "I'm sorry," he whispered, allowing the tears to run down his cheeks.

"Aibou, this is not your fault," Atemu said, not even turning around to look at Yugi. He could still feel extreme emotions from Yugi even if they weren't connected by the Millennium Puzzle any longer. He knew that his younger lover was suffering from seeing his best friend in such a condition, but Atemu refused to let him feel guilty for not finding Jou earlier. If he was going to do that, then it was as much his fault as his lover's for not looking for the blond.

Kaiba glanced at Yugi through the rearview mirror. He knew how difficult it must be for Yugi to see his friend in such a condition. He wouldn't even call Jou his friend, and he already wanted to kill who ever did that to him. Kaiba pulled into his driveway, pleased to see that his private doctor was waiting outside. The doctor met him on the stairs as the CEO reached into his backseat to carry Jou upstairs to one of his guest bedrooms. "What is the situation?" the older man with gray hair asked.

"I found him chained to a bed in his own house. He hasn't woken since we got there. He's covered in blood and bruises, but I'm afraid something else might have happened as well."

Kaiba placed Jou on the bed, not caring that his jacket was now full of blood. The doctor frowned and set his bag down on the floor next to the bed. He glanced at the other suitcases that Kaiba's staff brought up earlier for him. He hoped that he had enough supplies. "I need a bucket of warm water, several washcloths, and towels." The doctor moved everything off the nightstand by the bed and set up several things that he may need. Kaiba returned with everything he needed. He walked over to the desk that sat in front of the window and moved everything on it to the floor before pushing it next to the bed so he could set everything on it. "Thank you, Kaiba-sama. If all three of you could please wait outside or better yet in the living room, that would be great. This will take awhile." Kaiba didn't move at first, but the doctor placed his hand on his shoulder. "I'll take good care of him. Please, Kaiba-sama, you know I can't work with you staring over my shoulder."

Kaiba nodded and moved out of the room shutting the door after Yugi and Atemu left the room. Atemu wrapped his arms around Yugi's waist and walked downstairs to the living room. He had never been in Kaiba's house, but knew that if he made a wrong turn Kaiba would tell him. The CEO took one last glance at the door. He was tempted to stay directly outside of the room, but he knew that the doctor would have to clean Jou up on top of bandaging and assessing him. He followed the two duelists downstairs to wait for the doctor to finish.

The doctor sighed with relief as he heard the door shut. He didn't think he could get Kaiba to leave the room, but he was happy that he managed. He didn't want the CEO to watch him clean the blond. He pulled a large cloth sheet out of his suitcase. He was glad that he brought everything he owned especially after hearing that his patient was severely beaten. After much struggle, he managed to get the sheet under the blond and the coat now sat on the floor. The doctor reached for a syringe and two bottles. He gently injected the blond with a sedative and pain reliever after he cleaned a part of Jou's arm off. He waited a few minutes for the medication to fully enter his patient's bloodstream. Starting at Jou's head, he cleaned the blood out of his hair and checked for any wounds to the head.

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Again the next chapter should be up tomorrow. I need to finish this new scene I added to the end before I work on cleaning up the next chapter. I'm so unorganized this time, but I'm loving it! Everything seems to be fitting together nicely. Thank you for reading, please review.

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