A/N: I got a couple hours off this week, so I wanted to post something for you guys! This ones a bit shorter, and the next few chapters will probably be also but I'd rather post something than nothing. Thanks for reading everyone and enjoy your weekend!
Mokuba stared at the sight in front of him, shocked into silence. His jaw worked up and down, his mind trying to comprehend the view in front of him. Once he was able to feel his legs again, Mokuba backed away from the bed, walking quietly to the door and disappearing from the room, closing the door quietly behind him.
He immediately ran to his room, intent on calling Yugi and telling him not to worry about Joey for awhile. As the bedroom door shut, blue eyes cracked open, and Kaiba blinked as blonde hair blocked his vision. As sleep began to leave him, he realized who was in his bed.
"Wheeler." Kaiba snapped, hitting the blonde who started snoring in response.
"Mutt. I do not have time for this. Get up." Joey rolled over, throwing his leg over Kaiba's in response.
"5 more minutes Mai, Yugi won't mind if we are late." He mumbled, causing Kaiba's eyes to narrow slightly. He kicked out, hitting Joey right in between the legs and causing the younger duelist to fall out of bed. Joey spazzed in pain on the floor, cursing a storm as his body throbbed.
"What the hell was that about?" He yelled, freezing as he realized the face above his was not Mai's at all.
"Oh crap where the hell am I?" "You're in my bedroom mutt. Now get up and show some respect to your master." Joey's eyes narrowed, and he slowly got up off the floor, ignored Kaiba's smirking face.
"Why am I here Kaiba? All I remember last night was getting into a fight with you and going in the limo." Kaiba stared at the other man, cursing under his breath.
"You don't remember anything from last night?" Joey shook his head, looking more and more like the dopey mutt that Kaiba always called him.
Joey sat across from Kaiba, staring out the window. He tried to ignore the other duelist as much as possible, instead concentrating on not passing out. His head was slowly bleeding from his wounds, but the aching there was nothing compare to his heart. How was he suppose to find Mai if he couldn't figure out a simple clue?
"Did puppy lose their master? Don't worry i'll take you back to the pound once youre all fixed up." Kaiba smiled, knowing that his words would antaginoze the blonde into yelling at him some more.
"Shut up moneybags. I have enough going on in my life without worrying about you." Joey snarled, getting ready to lunge at the brunet, only being stopped by his bodyguards glare. Joey pouted, leaning back on the seats and crossing his arms. Kaiba watched him , cold indifference a mask on his face.
His bodyguard in turn watched the CEO carefully, waiting for the young man to tell him to dump that blonde somewhere. Finally the limo stopped, and Fuguta slid out, holding the door open for his boss. Joey warily stared at the door before climbing out himself, having to learn slightly into Fugutas arms when the world spun around him. Kaiba didn't wait for the blond to recover, instead, he marched away, expecting everyone to follow him.
Joey did, touching the side of his head trying to stop the bleeding. He paused when he realized that they had arrived at a private residence, and he looked sideways at the two bodyguards who were separating him from the brunet.
"This is the home of the Kaiba's personal physician... since he's on the way, we thought it would be better to come here first." Roland informed him, escorting the duelist inside and into one of the rooms. A tall red head was already in there, white coat on and stereoscope around his next.
Roland nodded briefly to the other male, before leaving Joey in the room with him. Kaiba was standing out the door, arms crossed and fingers tapping. 20 minutes later the doctor came out, pulling off a pair of gloves and tossing them in a garbage can.
"He didn't need stitches the cuts were just scrapes. However, he has a mild concussion. I have him lying down for a little bit, and if he doesn't show any additional symptoms he can go home. He'll have to have someone monitor him tonight for a few hours just in case, but he will make a full recovery." Roland nodded, slightly relieved. He stood at the ready, waiting for orders from his boss. Kaiba scowled, unhappy with the time they were wasting.
"The mutts got 20 minutes." He informed Roland, then plopped down on the chair to wait. The bodyguard nodded, checking his watch so he could keep track of the time. Kaiba pulled out his lap top, going through his back logged emails while Roland watched him. Once the allotted time had passed, the older man disappeared into the next room, returning with a slightly zonked out looking Joey. The blond was quiet, rubbing his head gently while he stared at his shoes.
The doctor handed Joey a piece of paper as well as some pain killers, and nodded to Kaiba. The brunet stood up, not even acknowledging Joey as he headed back to the limo, Joey, Roland and Fuguta following close behind. He opened the door, indicating that Joey should get in first. The other two were instructed to ride up front, and Kaiba climbed in shutting the door behind him.
The two teens were once again sitting across from each other, but this time their was no one to keep them separate. Kaiba stared at Joey, eyebrow raised as the blond shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Joey refused to speak, avoiding eye contact as he counted the seconds before they got back to Yugi's. Kaiba sighed to himself, opening up his lap top yet again.
"I'm bringing you to the mansion. I need to keep you safe for now." Joey blinked at him, not understanding what he was talking about. Kaiba turned his lap top towards Joey, pointing towards something on the screen.
"I received this email about an hour ago from an address I don't know. It had a message on it, along with some pictures of Mai. They told me I had to help you, or she would be killed and they would dump Mai's body on the steps of Kaiba Corp." Joey paled, sinking down in the seat as if he wanted to melt into it. Kaiba rolled his eyes, shutting the lid to his lap top. "Just try not to shed."
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Yugi tapped his phone, checking for the millionth time to see if anyone had responded to his message. Yami was still fighting with Bakura and Marik in the other room, but Yugi had refused to join them. He wasn't going to move until he knew where Joey was and that he was safe, and time was of the essence. If anything happened to his best friend, Yugi didn't know what he would do. A ping caused him to jump, and he looked at the message on his phone, shocked as he read Mokuba's message.
"Joey's in bed with Kaiba!" He yelled, causing the three darks to stop fighting and run into the room. The all stared at the short duelist who was furiously texting Mokuba back, demanding that Joey called him as soon as possible.
Marik started to snicker, followed by Bakura. Yami shot them both a look, which only started their laughing even more.
"Never would have pictured Joey being bi-curious. Maybe we should go pay him a little visit ourselves?" Marik suggested, winking at Bakura suggestively. Yugi narrowed his eyes at the two, shaking his head violently.
"It's not like that guys, something must have happened to him last night I need to find out what's going on with him." Bakura and Marik continued to laugh, passing jokes back and forth while Yami threatened them. Solomon chose this moment to come downstairs, blinking at the crowd in his house.
"Where do these kids keep coming from?" He muttered, continuing on to the kitchen.
"Will you two knock it off! Yugi is already upset and you are just making it worse!" Yami told the them, giving them his best former Pharaoh glare. When that didn't work, he grabbed both of them by the ear and dragged them into the kitchen, wanting to let Grandpa know Joey wasn't there for breakfast. Yugi ignored them leaving, tapping his phone as he waited for the call. When it finally came, the sound of his best friends voice made him want to cry. Yami came back in halfway through the call, waiting patiently for Yugi to finish. Once Yugi finally got off, Yami gave him a hug, hoping that the smaller boy would accept it.
"Joey is at Kaiba's. They got into a fight, and Joey got a concussion and ended up staying over because something happened when they went to the doctor."
"Is he alright? Do we need to go get him?"
"No. Joey is going to stay over there for a few days. I guess Kaiba is going to help him try to track Mai down." Yami blinked in surprise, not sure what to say.
"Well, I guess we have to let him do what he think is best. Now, Grandpa is going to make some breakfast, how about we join him?" Yugi agreed, and Yami leaned down to plant a gentle kiss on his lights lips before taking his hand and leading him into the kitchen.