Thank you all for your kind reviews. I quite enjoyed that last chapter as well. I'm so happy you all loved it. This chapter is going to be split between three different parts. Each part is going to be focusing on three different parties only because I noticed that the mysteries trio hasn't been featured in several chapters and this story had to get interesting someway. And not to mention I would love to answer dragonlady's suspicions on if they are strangers or someone we know. nn So onward!
OHHH I forgot to warn you all! Just incase it wasn't obvious yet. This is a yaoi So please don't hate me or burn me because there is something sexy about two guys together. If you don't like it please stop reading this story now. Thank you!
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Chapter Seven
Atemu swam through the darkness of wherever he was. Echoes of people calling his name bounced off invisible walls, making it more difficult to focus on a certain direction. Tilting his head back and closing his eyes, Atemu ignored the sounds. He felt death before, but he didn't remember that it felt so cold and empty. He remembered breathing his last as he collapsed on the burning sand. It felt like his heart skipped a beat, but instead of instantly restarting, it ceased. Air refused to enter his lungs, and the last remains of his life escaped through his lips before his priests and guardians could figure out that their pharaoh had died saving his people.
His soul sat above them, watching as if he didn't believe his work was done until he felt a pull, and his bodiless spirit crashed to the labyrinth of the puzzle. Atemu remembered first looking around, lost in his own thoughts, barely remembering the past. Each memory stripped of him and seal behind various doors. Unable to remember his name or who he was, Atemu vanished to one of the rooms. Inside was nothing but darkness, and there he stayed for five thousand years. Waiting, for what he didn't know, but he knew he was waiting. The shadows curled around his body in cold comfort as if reminding him that he could not leave.
Then, out of nowhere, the door opened, washing the room with light and innocence and pain. It felt so horrible. The pain that was engulfing his senses wasn't physical, but mental. Then the physical pain mixed with the mental, he grew angry. What was going on that would cause this pain? He got up; the shadows following close behind. He was going to find the cause of this pain, and he was going to make sure that it never did it again. Pushing his way through a door he never seen before, Atemu found himself in a hallway. A second door on the other side of the hallway was sealed shut, but he could hear someone crying inside. He placed his hand on the door, and he could feel that pain again. Whatever was causing the pain was hurting this person on the other side as well. Growling through his teeth, he walked down the hallway towards the light. And thus it started his soul taking over the body of his Aibou, protecting him from the pain, and destroying the minds of the people that caused him that. He never felt regret until his Aibou saved Kaiba. That was when he realized his anger was hurting his Aibou. He made a promise that day to not do anything his Aibou didn't wish. And he broke that promise once, but Yugi forgave him. And now, he was breaking it again.
Atemu moved himself into a sitting position, curling his arms around his legs, hugging them as if they were the last thing left that kept him to the world he wanted to be in. He vowed to protect Yugi, vowed to never do anything that Yugi didn't want him to do, but why? Why didn't his anger give him strength when they threatened his Aibou's purity? He could have destroy those men's minds, but he didn't. True he didn't have the puzzle anymore, but his anger should have done something. Could it be that he could no longer protect his Aibou without the puzzle? He was dirty and useless, not worthy to protect his Aibou. The only thing that he could do was to let his body die. "Don't you dare give up, Atemu! I need you! I don't care what those men did to you! They are the evil ones not you. You can still recover. You can still be strong. Please, Atemu, don't give up. Don't leave me," Yugi's voice sounded through the darkness. Yugi's emotions ripped through the darkness, causing Atemu to curl even more. He saw a light forming in the distance and a figure stood there. Atemu couldn't see clearly who it was, but he knew.
He sat there for a few minutes, unable to get his feet to move. Slowly, he got up and took a step closer to the light. Each step he took, he could feel more and more of Yugi's sadness and pain slipping away and turning into hope and happiness. He wanted Yugi to feel that way. To feel happy and hopeful. If staying with Yugi would mean that he would never feel that sad pain from his Aibou again, then he could be brave and face the world. He had to do this for his Aibou; he promised. Atemu took step after step after step. Each time it was easier to move then the last. Until he found himself running. As he got closer to the light, he realized with a sudden stop that it wasn't Yugi standing there. He heard Yugi's voice all around him, but the figure wasn't Yugi. He stared at the sad face of his ex-rival. Tears were silently falling from his icy blue eyes. The pain and the sadness was strongest standing in front of him, but the happiness and hope was wrapping all around him. Something inside of him wanted to make Kaiba's pain go away. He felt guilty for causing the emotionless CEO to cry. Slowly he entered into the light and wrapped his arms around Kaiba. Warm arms wrapped around his body. "Stay with me," the CEO whispered in his ear, causing shivers to run down his spine.
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Kaiba paced back and forth in the hallway directly outside of his master bedroom where the doctor and his staff was working diligently with the former pharaoh. When the doctor arrived, he yelled at the CEO for refusing to transport Atemu to the hospital. Kaiba didn't care. His own horrible memories where stopping him from letting Atemu experience them himself. It was the worst week of his life, remaining in that hospital with this large, built man in his room. The guy wouldn't talk or move from that chair except to have a break when another man would replace him. The entire time Kaiba felt like they could jump him at any second so his body refused to go into a deep sleep. It was so bad that the doctors started to induce sleep. He knew now that the hospital probably would have needed someone as strong as those men watching over him because if he got free, the younger Kaiba would have pushed past a woman or even a weaker man.
The worst part was unable to move. Having those restraints holding you in place like hands, it felt like he was being raped over and over again by invisible people. The restraints were his fault. They weren't going to use them until he snuck a pen cap under his blanket and started to gnaw away at his skin. Even though it was doing minimum damage, it was still enough to be considered an attempt. The doctors of course didn't know why he was trying to kill himself. His stepfather would never inform them of what he was doing to his adopted son. They would not only take Mokuba and himself away from the man, but run his name through the mud, destroying everything his built. The only thing that was keeping Kaiba's mouth shut was the fear that they would separate him and his brother. The would be worse than feeling that man strip his purity away from him over and over again. It would be worse than lying there in that hospital. The only thing that got Kaiba to recover was not only the help from his brother, but the vow he made to always protect him. That kept Kaiba strong and brave. And when he finally took Kaiba Corp. away from his stepfather, that was the last he saw of the man and never felt his hands on his body again.
The door opened to Kaiba's bedroom, causing not only him to jump, but the smaller man standing beside him. "Is he going to be okay?" Yugi asked quickly.
The doctor let his staff leave before he started to talk. "We managed to stop the bleeding and stitch him up, but he's going to have to be careful with how he moves that arm or else he'll tear the wounds open. He lost a lot of blood, and I don't know how he's still breathing. You have to get him to the hospital. If you don't, his body may not recover. He needs more blood."
"Take it from me," Yugi interrupted. "We have the same exact blood."
The doctor sighed as he walked back into the room. "This goes against everything I stand for, but if you say he has your exact blood then I'm going to trust you, but you first have to sign papers. I'm not going to be responsible if he dies from this blood transfusion."
"Yes, anything. Just do it. I swear to you, doctor. We are the same. I can't really explain it, but trust me."
The doctor nodded and handed Yugi the papers while he started to hook the machine up. Yugi lied down on the other side of the bed where his darker half slept, barely breathing. As the doctor started to take his blood, Yugi tried the once existing link. If he could get a message to Atemu, he was going to try everything in his power. "Don't you dare give up, Atemu! I need you! I don't care what those men did to you! They are the evil ones not you. You can still recover. You can still be strong. Please, Atemu, don't give up. Don't leave me," Yugi said mentally. Feeling lightheaded and suddenly tired, Yugi leaned further into the bed instead of slightly sitting up.
The doctor looked up at Kaiba. "He's going to need something with sugar in it and juice." Kaiba nodded and disappeared to his first floor. "Yugi, you need to rest. Then in a few hours, I need you to eat something with a lot of vitamins. I took all the blood I could from you so you're going to feel sluggish." The doctor hung the bag of blood up on the makeshift iv and attached it to a tube. The blood slowly began to run it's way through the tube and disappear into Atemu's healthy arm. "I'll tell Mr. Kaiba to give me a call if there's any sudden changes. Other than that, I'll be back in the morning. Don't move him and you need to rest." The doctor began to leave as he turned back to Yugi. "Let me rephrase that. Both you and Mr. Kaiba need to rest."
"Thank you, doctor," Yugi whispered, turning his head to watch over his darker half.
Kaiba walked in a few minutes later handing Yugi a cookie and some orange juice. "Thank you," Yugi said as he slowly sipped the drank and ate the cookie. Kaiba pulled the chair away from his desk and set it down next to Atemu. "We need to rest. Doctor's orders."
Kaiba snorted. "When have I ever listened to them?"
Yugi giggled. "Never. I thought you would feel the same."
Kaiba glanced over at Yugi, noticing that his eyes were having trouble staying open. "Go to sleep, Yugi. You did your part. I'll do mine. I'll keep a watch over him."
"But."
Kaiba shook his head. "No, buts. Just get some rest." Kaiba watched as Yugi closed his eyes and sighed deeply. After a few minutes, the smaller man was sound asleep. Kaiba placed his hand over Atemu's, not seeing the aura that seemed to blend so easily into the former pharaoh's body. He feared that Atemu would never come back, and he would never have the chance to tell his ex-rival how he really felt. Sadness engulfed his mind, and it hurt more than he thought it would. Tears fell silently from the CEO's eyes. "Stay with me," Kaiba whispered.
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The doctor walked out of the mansion after giving Kaiba instructions on what to do if Atemu woke up. He reached into his pocket, retrieving his phone. "He tried killing himself. Oh, no, I wouldn't let the Egyptian kitten die. No, our hardest problem now would be to get around Kaiba. That blond guy from the blimp hasn't been around. I told you if we stuck with Kaiba we would find a delicious man to fuck. What? The boss wants both of them now. That would be much more difficult. I'm sure I'll figure something out. Yeah, I'll let you know when it's time to move." The man hung the phone up and took one last look at the mansion with a smirk. "You'll be mine soon again, Egyptian Kitten."
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OHHHH cliffhanger! Sorry sorry don't throw anything. I should be able to get the next chapter up soon. I hope you liked this chapter. Thanks for reading please review.
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