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Pieces of Us

Chapter 4

Jou groaned. His head hurt and he didn't think he could open his eyes even if he wanted to. The fact that he was perfectly content with keeping them closed made the observation much more tolerable. Damn. He had no idea where he was. There was no way that this could be his bed. His was hard and worn; laying on it you could feel the frame underneath the think mattress. This bed, however, was so soft, and large. He buried his face deeper in the plush pillow and stretched as much as his sore body would allow. As far as he was concerned he didn't care where this was as long as no one told him to leave. He sighed deeply as his mind began to, inevitability, wonder where he was.

He left Yugis annoyed at how late it was because he'd been too busy thinking – he would never say moping even in his thought – about Kaiba. Then he'd heard some guys in the ally and turned out that they had surrounded the CEO that was infecting his thoughts. They had fought and had beaten them something that Jou had to own up to luck as much as skill, eight on two was no laughing matter, that fight could have ended up much worse. The n he had been wondering about Kaibas weird behaviour when Kaiba himself called out to him just in time for him to get hit in the side of the head. Realizing what the dull throbbing in the side of his head must be from he admitted that a wooden plank was a bit over kill. He'd passed out in Kaiba's arms he remembered. Jou eyes snapped open and he was meant by a sight so beautiful his thoughts were momentarily shoved out of his head.

There was a blue eyes on the ceiling. It was so beautiful with parts of it fading out so that he white of its body seemed to flow out of it as if the true soul of this beast could not be contained by the lines that drew it. But it was the eyes that drew your attention. Eyes so blue it seemed that they could swallow a person if they were not careful. Jou found himself entranced by the deep blue gaze. No where ever had the Blue Eyes White Dragon been done as much justice as it had been done here. Jou could easily believe that the dragon was some kind god, put here to watch over the owner of this room. At that moment Jou knew where he was. There was only one person that would have this type of devotion and apparent love invested in the art of this particular duel monster. "You're awake." Jou tore his eyes away from the artwork to look at Kaiba who was leaning against the closed door.

He was wearing what were obviously his pyjamas; a pair of black trousers and a top which he left undone of what was apparently made of silk. Black was a color that suited him very well, it was a surprise that he had never noticed before. He had left the buttons undone and Jou could make out the contours of tone chest through the bandages that were wrapped around his abdomen; evidence that Kaiba worked out, something that Jou had wondered for the longest time. It looked painful and Jou just had to flash a weak grin.

"Ya look like shit Kaiba." His voice was weaker than he expected and took more effort than he was willing to admit. Kaiba just stared down at him not that Jou had expected him to smile.

"And much better than you do, puppy." Jou just rolled his eyes, or at least he tried to but winced at the pain that lanced through his temple. The bed suddenly dipped on one end as Kaiba sat down and Jou saw that his brows were drawn together. "Are you alright?" Jou nodded as the pain subsided.

"Yea' yea'. Won't try that again." Jou saw the serious look on Kaibas face... well more serious than usual. "What is it?" Kaiba just stared at him, not his usual glare but as if he was wondering what to say. Jou was about to say something when the brunette finally spoke up.

"What happened to you?" Jou frowned.

"What do ya'-" Kaiba pulled back the blanket exposing Jous stomach, but more importantly, exposing the scars that were there.

"What happened to you?"

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A/N: Should I stop there... lol nah that'll be too short.

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Seto couldn't keep the edge out of his voice when he asked the second time he asked. He had been so shocked when he'd seen them.

In the Limo that had finally arrived Kaiba held the handkerchief against Jous temple. It had been bleeding excessively and the once white handkerchief was now soaked crimson with Jous blood. At the mansion he lifted Jou in his arms, the other man was too light no matter how skinny he was, and carried him into the house and towards his room, all the while shouting for the butler to call his personal doctor and listening to one of the servants reports that his little brother was sleeping over at a friend's house.

The doctor hadn't taken too long considering that he had been roused out of bed in the wee hours of the morning without prior warning but Kaiba wasn't thinking rationally and time didn't seem to move while he waited for the doctor, watching Jous face get paler. In the back of his mind he knew that all the blood was the result of the fact that head injuries but he was hardly thinking rationally; as much of a pain Jou was Kaiba had never wanted to see him like this. The doctor finally arrived and, shooing Kaiba out of the room, he started to work on Jou.

Kaiba would have been content with merely standing in the hallway and waiting, the older servants that had known him since he had been a child refused to allow this. He numbly allowed them to drag him up the spare bathroom and ordered him to shower. So used to working without thought, Kaiba moved on automatic and when he was done and changed the butler came to work on his wounds. In retrospect, the brunette was sure that they would have gotten him into bed in the state that he was in if not for the fact that the doctor had arrived as they were dressing the last wound. As if pulled out of a trance Kaiba stood up and swept out of the room barely hearing the doctor at his side telling him the details had he listened he may not have been as shocked as he was when he saw Jou.

The blonde was on his back and his eyes were closed his breathing even. There was a bandage around his head and it seemed to be the only serious injury. But it wasn't the bandages that shocked him into stillness but rather the scars that decorated his chest.

"At the same time rather over a long amount of time." Kaiba looked at the doctor.

"What are you saying?" The doctor considered Kaiba and sighed realising that the other man hadn't heard a word he had said. He decided to start from the beginning.

"the boy will be fine; apart from suffering a minor concussion and a few shallow injuries he'll be back to himself in a few days with rest." He frowned down at Jou's body. "That isn't what really concerns me though." He looked at Kaiba brows furrowed. "Does he get into fights?" Kaiba nodded.

"He did I believe. But that stopped a few years ago." The doctor just shook his head again.

"Well it's a long shot but I doubt it. Those scars on his chest," "Kaiba looked back at Jou. "They are old, very old. And they are also on his back as well as his legs and arms. If I was to guess I would say he got the majority of them as a child." He pointed to a particularly large one. "This is not the actual size of the scar; it has become longer as he grew up but the fact that it did not fully fade makes me concerned by what caused it." The doctor shrugged. "The sheer amount of them would have killed him – at any age – if he got them all at once so I have to assume that he got them over an extended amount of time and though they are no threat to him physically I am concerned about the effects of them mentally."

Kaiba nodded. "Thank you doctor." He shook the elderly man's hand as the butler appeared to escort him out. Telling his servants to leave him alone, Kaiba pulled over the desk chair to the side of the bed and sat down on it. Lightly he traced the largest scar on Jous abdomen – it ran from just above his right bicep to well below the waist band of the boxers that he was wearing – and wonded if he and the puppy had more in common than either of them had thought.

Jou's eyes had widened and Kaiba could see both shock and fear in them. It was such a pained expression that Kaiba almost wished he could take the question back. Almost. "Tell me what happened to you Jou." It took a while but Jou's eyes finally shuttered and the only thing that Kaiba could see was the anger that flared up. Somehow, Jou raised in arm and swatted at Kaibas hand; the force of the hit did little, it was so weak, but Kaiba moved his hand regardless. With the little energy he had, Jou pulled the blanket back up and pulled himself into a sitting position Once there he glared at the CEO.

"I don't have to tell you shit." Kaiba rolled his eyes.

"It is not as if I care but there is no way you can expect me to see that and just ignore it." If possible Jous glare became harder.

"You've done such a good job so far, don't let me stop you." He was surprised at the amount of venom in Jous voice but didn't let it show. He realised an aggravated sigh.

"Damn it, Mutt. Don't make this hard and just tell me what the hell happened to you." He gave Jou a level look. "I do have other means for getting what I want." Jou shot off the bed, the blanket wrapped around him.

"Stay the fuck out of my business you fucking bastard! I don't owe you shit!" Kaiba watched the blond storm away. Because he as watching, however, he say the blanket fall to the floor and knew what was happening seconds before it did and made it in time to catch Jou before he fell to the ground. Jous bare back pressed against his chest, Kaiba felt the sobs that wracked the other man's body before he heard them. With a sigh, Kaiba picked Jou up princess style and carried him back to the bed. Placing him down on it, he retrieved the blanket and covered Jou to his shoulders. Taking a seat, he watched the person that he had fallen for cry painfully in his sleep occasionally wiping the tears that leaked out of his closed lids.

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Wow that was harder then I thought. I have so many fic that I want to start but refuse to till I actually finish my ongoing ones lol. School starts in a few days wish me luck!

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Tifa