Okay, I am OFFICIALLY EVIL! ANGST WARNING!! LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF ANGST!!!! ENOUGH ANGST TO FILL SETO'S MANSION SIX TIMES OVER, PLUS THE GAME SHOP, PLUS YUGI'S HOUSE, PLUS JOU'S HOUSE, PLUS TRISTAN'S, PLUS TEA'S, PLUS BAKURA'S, PLUS MAI'S, PLUS MALIK'S, WITH A WHOLE LOT OF ANGST TO SPARE!!!!! NOT TO MENTION UNDUE EMOTIONAL TORTURE OF INNOCENT, UNDESERVING CHARACTERS!!!! BE WARNED! Those of you who are happy little Mokuba lovers who can't stand to see him in pain. LEAVE! NOW!! Of course, I am a happy little Mokuba lover as well, but I am not squeamish by any stretch of the imagination, so I don't mind this stuff. As long as it has a happy ending, or at least one in which the poor kawaii little Mokuba gets away from whatever's hurting him. And, of course, one in which the people who are hurting him get theirs. and so much more on top of it. And no, I'm not going to be boringly repetitive and have the same thing happen to Tea as happened to the Kaiba brothers (although it IS appealing). No, I have something else in mind. Something VERY, VERY ANGSTY!!!! You may have to wait a day or two though. In the meantime, I'm going to shut up and let you R&R the chapter. Note the R&R.

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CHAPTER 3: Hysteria and Painful News

Jou arrived at the hospital just over five minutes later; he had broken the speed limit. He ran in, hurriedly asked the nurse at the desk a question, and ran all the way to the other end of the hospital. He arrived just in time to hear Seto screaming at the doctor.

"No!!" he heard through the door of the doctor's office, just before it opened to reveal a very upset Seto. "You're a liar, just like them!"

"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba, I'm afraid I'm not. However, for you and him, it's really not as bad as it seems-" He was cut short when Seto began yelling again.

"Not as bad. NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS?! YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT MY LITTLE BROTHER. AND IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS??!!!"

"Seto, calm down!" said Jou, holding onto the other boy's shoulders. "Whatever it is, I'm sure we can work through it. We can work through anything. Now, what's the problem?" Jou almost regretted asking the question.

"THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WHOLE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS INFESTED WITH LYING RATS, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, JOU!!!!!!!!" Jou cringed.

"I'm really very sorry, Mr. Kaiba. It's the truth. I wouldn't lie to you. I may not be able to show it, because I'm the doctor and I have to remain in control while on the job, but I am just as upset as you are. NOBODY should be able to do that to a child. But I'm afraid it's the truth." Seto stared, hopeless and lost, at the floor.

"Excuse me, doctor, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm with him, and I am also concerned with the well-being of that boy. So perhaps you'd like to tell me what's going on?"

"Don't listen to him, Jou!!!!!" Seto burst out. "They didn't do that!! They, they just COULDN'T!!!!! They promised me their FRIENDSHIP for Kami's sake, not even 3 months ago!!!! They couldn't do that to Mokuba!!!! They couldn't." Seto collapsed, shuddering and sobbing, against a very bewildered Jou.

"Mr. Kaiba, I can go over the evidence with you later if you like, to show you that I'm not lying to you. But in the meantime, I think it's better for you to explain to this young man what happened, rather than me. You probably know how to best handle the situation."

"There's no possible way to 'best handle' this, doctor," Seto answered wearily. "But thank you. Thank you for being so understanding. It's not that I really think you're lying, it's just, I love him, doctor." The doctor nodded in understanding, then led the two into his office to talk. He left them alone.

"What was it you wanted to tell me, Seto?" asked a very worried and confused Jou. Then Seto walked over to him and sat on his lap.

"I'm afraid, Jou. This has gone too far. Mokuba. Kami, I can't do this anymore. I can't DO this anymore!! I can't." Jou ruffled his hair and grabbed him a Kleenex so that he wouldn't use Jou's shirt. "You need to tell me what they did, Seto. Otherwise I can't help you get through it." Seto smiled at him ironically.

"That's just it, Jou. Nothing can help me get through this, not even you. They. Kami, he's not even 9 years old yet! He didn't do ANYTHING to them!! How could they DO this to him?! Jou, Mokuba. they raped him. My little brother has AIDS."

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DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!!!!!!! Well, don't say I didn't warn you! Thank you very, very, very much to the people who reviewed!! And to the people who were wondering what I was going to do to the Kaiba brothers next, IN YOUR FACE, YOU ASKED!!! I'm kidding, I'm kidding!!! No!! Wait, please! COME BAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!! YOU FORGOT TO REVIEW!!!!!!!