Thank you for your kind reviews. This is another average sized chapter. There's a little bit of humor in this chapter. I figured I could add some to break some of the tense. Hopefully it flows nicely in this chapter. I'm not very good at humor.

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Chapter Fourteen

The next morning Jounouchi woke before Kaiba. His body screamed and demanded that he wouldn't move. He hissed from the soreness as he slowly limped into the bathroom. After a hot shower, Jounouchi felt better and got dressed, without waking Kaiba. He moved carefully downstairs and into the large kitchen. There sitting at the island were all of his friends including Mokuba. He didn't know what to make of the strange faces on some of them and the smirks on the others. "Is there something the matter?" he asked, walking over to the sink for a glass of water.

"Are you hungry?" Honda asked, reaching for a banana out of the bowl of fruit that sat on the table and opened it slightly. He tossed it to the unexpected blond.

Jounouchi fumbled the banana before finally catching it, however he squeezed tightly and the mashed banana went all over the floor and his hands. "Honda!" Jounouchi shouted. "Don't do that. I ruined that perfectly good banana."

"Does that mess remind you of something?" Otogi teased.

"What are you talking about?" The blond used a paper towel to clean up the mess before washing his hands.

"You two had fun last night," Atemu said with a smirk.

Yugi smacked his lover. "Be nice. How would you feel if it was us?"

"I'd be proud if I made you scream like that."

Jounouchi blushed. "You guys are horrible! I've never commented on the amount of noise any of you made."

"We never slept with our enemy before. Oh wait, you two aren't enemies any more. What would you classify yourselves?" Honda wondered.

"Enemies with benefits," Otogi laughed.

Jounouchi face continued to redden. He was completely focused on his friends teasing him that he didn't notice Kaiba entering. "Enough," the brunet said firmly. Everyone in the room stopped talking and stared up at the glaring CEO. Kaiba walked to the center of the room and stood in front of Jounouchi. "No one is allowed to tease Jounouchi but me." He pulled back a chair and sat down. "Now, let's discuss this. Jounouchi was hot and tight. He wiggled like a fish and grinded like an animal in heat."

"Kaiba!" Jounouchi shouted.

"Nii-sama, I did not need to hear that."

The room busted in laughter. The brunet smirked and glanced back at the blond. His red face was mainly covered by his bangs. Kaiba reached back and grabbed him. He pulled until Jounouchi landed in his lap. He kissed his cheek before wrapping his arms around his waist. The blond struggled for a second before sitting with his back against Kaiba. "Since we are discussing my sex life. I think it's only fair I get to ask one question. How many of you also had sex after being turned on by us?"

"Yugi was too embarrassed and I know Mokuba didn't do anything. He came into our room to find something to plug his ears," Atemu answered quickly and unashamed.

"We humped like rabbits," Honda answered next.

Yugi blushed. "Can we please talk about something else!"

"Fine," Otogi said with a laugh, noticing that Jounouchi's face couldn't get any redder. He turned the topic back to something more serious. He did respect their privacy even though it was fun to tease the blond. "I do need to do something about my business as I'm sure Kaiba does as well. I haven't seen Roland yet today. Do you think he's alright?"

"I'm sure he's fine. He's probably supervising the security. They should have a secure internet signal soon. I hope you can access your desktop remotely."

"Of course. What business man can't?"

Kaiba smirked before letting Jounouchi off his lap and walked into the living room. The room was large with two couches, a love seat and two reclining chairs. A glass table sat in the middle of the two couches and had a fresh bouquet of flowers. Directly above the fireplace on the far wall was a large flat screen television. The CEO moved pass the room and into the smaller room to the left of the living room. He could hear voices coming from the closed door. He opened the door without knocking and the voices stopped. A group of men surrounded a circler wooden table with various pictures and technology on it. To Kaiba it looked like a work in process, to others it would look like a mess of random items. Roland sat behind the desk in front of the large window with the drapes pulled shut.

"How is everything?" Kaiba asked, not noticing that his group of friends stayed close to the door.

Roland typed a few words on the keyboard in front of him. "Everything should be ready in a few minutes to a half hour. I checked for any signs of someone following us and there were none. Apparently the war on the Kaiba estate made headlines everywhere. The press is only releasing our information and nothing else. They were strictly warned not to go looking for anything. I informed them that you and Mokuba-sama weren't at home, and the army was a direct attack against Kaiba Corp."

"What about our men?"

Roland frowned. "Most of them died. After we left so did the army. None of the police were involved, but they do want to talk to you. I told them it wasn't safe to bring you or Mokuba-sama anywhere in public and didn't mention that you weren't in the country. They didn't like that answer but that's the least of our concern."

Kaiba sat across from Roland. "Make sure the families of the deceased are well compensated. If you contact the police again let them know we'll speak over the phone, but I won't return until those men are behind bars. How is your leg?"

"Nothing to worry about, Kaiba-sama." A small beep came from the computer in front of him. "The internet is ready. There are two laptops set up in the dining room. I know you and Otogi-san will need it. The internet may be slow at times since it's bouncing every couple minutes. Any problems come see us."

"Thank you," Kaiba said and stood from his seat. "All of you, thank you for everything you've done." He looked at his friends and walked back out of the door. "I need to check stocks and answer emails. I'm sure I have hundreds. I'll be up in my bedroom." Kaiba walked first towards the dining room to retrieve the laptop before disappearing back upstairs.

"I need to do the same thing. I'll just work in the dining room," Otogi commented.

"I think the rest of us should relax in the living room. Maybe we'll be able to watch the news and see any reports on Kaiba Corp.," Jounouchi suggested. "I know Roland probably knows everything, but I would like to see it for myself."

"I agree," Atemu said. "It'll also keep us occupied until Otogi and Kaiba are finished with their work."

"I don't think Nii-sama would have it easy. I'll set a timer so that we all eat something for lunch. I think you'll have the best luck getting Nii-sama out of the bedroom, Jounouchi."

"Don't worry, Mokuba. I'll get him to eat."

Yugi chuckled at Jounouchi smirking face. He stood tall and proud like he was the victor of a race. "We all will. I still can't believe he hasn't gained much weight."

"That's because he lied to Mokuba and me at first, and we didn't question him enough. He would always tell us he ate at the office when he didn't."

Honda sat down on the one couch and reached for the remote. "He seems to be acting normally. Did he tell either of you what happened?"

"He told me," Jounouchi answered. "It was terrible and something I don't want to talk about unless he gives me permission. Last night, though, he seemed to get more of his confidence back. In fact, this morning I don't think he was pretending to be himself. I believe once we have all of this behind us, he should hopefully be close to his old self."

Mokuba smiled. "I can't tell you how much I missed him smiling or teasing like that. It's all thanks to you, Jounouchi."

The blond shook his head while he watched Honda flipping through the channels. "I just shared my story with him to encourage him to do the same. It's him that's doing all the work. He's the one that's pulling himself out of that dark hole he's been in."

"I agree with Mokuba. Someone can't just walk out of the darkness without a small glimmer of light. I know that from experience," Atemu said, smiling at Yugi.

"You are the epitome of sunshine. Just look at your physical body. You have golden hair and bright skin. Your aurora screams light. Even though Kaiba's essence is light as well, he had this dark cloud that hung over him. A cloud that I don't see too much of anymore. Give yourself more credit, Jounouchi." Yugi smiled at his friend, seeing the doubt in his eyes.

"I don't know. Kaiba is strong on his own. I don't think he would need much help from me."

"Oh please," Honda finally spoke up. He stopped at the first channel of news he found. "Will you stop doubting yourself and listen to your friends. You are so much more than what you say you are. This channel just advertised that they would have information on the shooting at the Kaiba mansion. I think this might be the best channel."

Jounouchi nodded, glad to have a change in subject. "Do you think we should write anything down?"

"No, I think we should be able to find whatever information we need either on the television or the internet."

The small group of friends sat around the living room, flipping between channels shocked with the amount of blood and chaos that was outside of the Kaiba mansion. Jounouchi felt horrible at all the lives lost. He couldn't believe that those people would want Kaiba badly enough that they would send an army to penetrate the house. He found himself losing interest on the television and entered into his own world. He wondered if they were safe and who would have enough money to hire that many people. He hoped the police would be able to find some information on the people that were captured or killed, especially since the doctor and the assassin that was arrested prior wasn't able to give them any information on the mastermind. Everything felt like a huge mess, and there was no way out at that moment. He turned his head and glanced at the hallway. Some of the security would pass by carrying equipment or installing their own cameras in various parts of the house. Otogi had returned after a few hours, caught up with his own work. Jounouchi wondered how Kaiba was doing. The brunet had yet to come downstairs. Mokuba's watch beeped, knocking Jounouchi from his thoughts.

He nodded to Mokuba and started climbing up the stairs while the others went to the kitchen to find something to eat. The blond knew that it was going to be difficult getting Kaiba away from his work. He silently prayed that the brunet would understand. He opened the door and found Kaiba sitting with his back against the headboard. His knees were bent, and he balanced the laptop on them. His fingers were quickly moving across the keyboard. "I suppose you're here to get me for lunch?"

"How did you guess?"

Kaiba rolled his eyes and placed the laptop on the bed. "I should have known you'd never let me skip a meal."

"I let you skip breakfast."

"That's only because you weren't hungry either." Kaiba slipped off the bed and walked over to the blond.

"How is everything?"

"A fucking mess. My first seventy emails were people asking if I was alright. Fifty were people trying to find out if we are closing the office until further notice. Once I got through all those emails, I finally find the ones from my secretary. She's canceling all my appointments until further notice and going to scan all documents I need to sign and email them to me. I'll need to get a printer and a scanner in here so I can sign them and send them back."

"Why not copy your signature into an image and paste them onto the document?"

"I need a hardcopy of each thing for my files. I'll have the send them back to her or just bring them home with me if this investigation doesn't take too long." Kaiba placed his hand on the Jounouchi's lower back and walked with him downstairs. "What have you been up to?"

"We've been watching the news. It's horrible. We're lucky to be alive. Apparently no one has images of the helicopter taking us away or the actually attack. It's all the aftermath."

"There's nothing we can do about that here. It'll have to wait until we get home. By then I'm sure Roland would have the mansion all cleaned and looking like nothing happened." Kaiba sighed and rubbed his eyes. "It'll probably take me the rest of the day and night to finish everything. Will you keep me informed of everything you see?"

"I was planning on it." Jounouchi kissed Kaiba as they reached the bottom of the stairs. "I'll also come get you for dinner if I don't see you before then."

"Okay. Just make sure it's ready before you get me. I need to spend as much time as possible working."

"Sure. Unless I think you need a break."

They walked into the kitchen just in time to see Yugi placing a tray of sandwiches in the middle of the bowel of fruit and a bowel of pretzels. Jounouchi took one plate from Honda and placed two sandwiches, a large handful of pretzels and an apple on it. He handed it to Kaiba. "You can't be serious? I can't eat all of that."

Jounouchi rolled his eyes. "Yes you can. You just choose not to. At least eat the sandwiches and pretzels. You can take the apple upstairs so you have something to snack on if you get hungry before dinner."

"Fine, but if I get sick you're taking care of me."

"Haven't I offered to do that anyway?"

Kaiba rolled his eyes before sitting down to eat the food. He was hungrier than he thought. The sandwiches and pretzels went down quickly and easily. The conversation was light and no one mentioned the reason they were there or work in general. Kaiba finished everything including the apple before disappearing back upstairs with more pretzels and a glass of iced tea for later.

Jounouchi smiled proudly at his retreating form before diving into the left over sandwiches. He was still starving. Mokuba chuckled and teased him about still being their garbage disposal. The group of friends decided to spend the rest of the afternoon watching a movie on the living room television and keeping updates on the news with Otogi's laptop. The movie seemed to calm them, and it became a unanimous vote that they would bring Kaiba down for a movie later on that night.

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I hope that was okay. I'll have the next chapter up on Monday. We are getting closer to the end of this story. Thank you for reading please review.

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