Jaded Affection
By Johnny Sorrow
Chapter Six: Conclusions
Warning's- Kaiba/ Jounouchi yaoi.
Notes- Sorry it took me so long to update, with the otacon coming up and ending and then I had to plan an event and the blah... many preparations had to be made. This is the last chapter so without further a due-
*** Seto's POV ***
*****
" Wait slow down kid." The slightly over weight and balding police officer put down his cigarette and examined me closely, " Start from the begging again."
" Ok..." My voice was quiet, barely audible. I may have still been in shock over the whole incident, "We went to some club with his friends that night."
" The one closest to the crime scene. Aegis right?"
"Yeah that's the one. Well we got there around 8 or 9 o clock. The place was pretty crowded but we managed to find Honda and Anzu fairly quickly."
"His friends right?"
"Yeah."
"Continue." He sounded almost like he didn't believe me, like I was trying to hide something.
"We left a couple of hours later. When he and I left the club-"
"Do any drugs?" He said casually.
"What?"
"I said did you do any drugs while you were in the club?"
"No. Why would you ask me that?"
"Its just you people do a lot of drugs."
"You people? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Hey watch the attitude. I'm just trying to get all the facts so we can find the guys that did this to your- significant other, or whatever you people call them."
"He's my boyfriend."
"Whatever kid, I don't have time for your life story. What happened after you left the club?"
" I was going to- I mean I shouldn't have tried to kiss him. That's when they saw us. If I didn't try to kiss him they wouldn't have known. And them maybe Jounouchi wouldn't be-" I could feel my eyes watering up.
"Who's they? The attackers?"
"Yeah. There were four of them. I think one had a baseball bat or something."
"Did either of you two come on to them?"
"No! We weren't bothering anyone, we didn't even think there was anyone around." I wiped away a tear that slid down my cheek.
"Don't start bawling. I was just trying to figure out why they would attack you."
"So if we did come on to them that would justify what they did?"
"I didn't say that. What happened after they saw you?" He looked away for a moment so he could grab a muffin and shove it down his throat. A few loose crumbs tumbled down his uniform.
"The four of them started to move closer to us, at first I thought they were just trying to scare us but then the started saying things."
"Like what?" His voice was muffled by the enormous amount of food crammed in his mouth.
"Something like we want to see if you bleed, and they kept saying faggot." I sobbed slightly and wiped another tear from my face.
"Kid would you stop crying? Or are we going to have to take a break so you can regain your composure." He sounded frustrated like my mere existence was an inconvenience to him.
I stared at him for a moment not saying anything. I wanted to call him an asshole a prick something but I managed to control myself. After all I didn't want to give him any more reason to not find these guys.
"No I'll be fine."
"Good now what happened after that?"
"After they said the thing about us bleeding one of them said they were going to 'fuck us up' so Jounouchi pulled me and we started running. We ran together for a while until he said we should split up."
"Uh huh." He didn't look like he cared in the least. But I continued anyway.
" I think I went right and he went left but I don't remember. I ran as fast as I could until I realized that no one was following me. I looked behind me and no one was there. But I still ran in the opposite direction to find help. After a while I found a small restaurant and there were a few people there. I was yelling frantically telling them to call the police. The woman at the front desk said she would. So I turned around and ran back. I found the place where we split up. And I followed the path that Jounouchi took. It lead to a dead end or something. And that's when I saw him. He was lying there and at first I didn't recognize him because his face was covered in blood. But I noticed the clothes he was wearing and I knew it was him."
" The blood that was found at the crime scene wasn't just his. There was a tooth there and some blood on his knuckles that came from someone else. Apparently your little girlfriend went down fighting." He snickered at his own comment.
"What's wrong with you. He could die! And you're laughing."
"Hey watch it, did you ever think that maybe you two brought this on yourselves?"
"Why? Is it because I'm a man and he's a man? What's wrong with being with someone that you love?"
"Listen kid I'm not in the mood for a debate, well try and find these guys but from the lack of evidence I can't promise anything."
"What do you mean lack of evidence? You have their blood, their DNA."
"Don't tell me how to do my job."
"If the situation was reversed and I was crying about my girlfriend then you'd be nothing but support and kindness. I'm sick of this bullshit societal hypocrisy."
*****
"What's wrong Seto?" Honda looked concerned as I came out of the hospital elevator.
"Nothing, I just got thrown out of the police station."
"Why what happened."
"I just started yelling at one of the officers there and they had to 'escort' me out of the station."
"Oh, do you think they'll catch them." Honda asked casually, like he already knew the answer. He ran a hand through his already messed up spike of hair.
"Can you catch a criminal that you're not even looking for?"
"I guess not."
"Honda, Is there any change in his condition?"
"No but when Yugi was here the nurse did mention that she was pretty sure that he would survive."
"That's good news."
"She did say with the massive head injury that he sustained that he may have problems remembering things."
"Like what?"
"I don't really know she said something about temporary memory loss."
"So it wouldn't be permanent?"
"Last time I checked, that's what temporary means." Honda smiled at me gently, I think his opinion of me changed somewhere along the line.
"Sorry, I'm just concerned."
"I know we all are."
"Honda I know you've been here for a long time, why don't you go home and get some rest I'll stay with him."
"Are you sure? You were here most of the day before you left for the police station."
" Positive, I just want to be with him if... when he wakes up." I was genuinely touched by the fact that Honda seemed to care about my well- being.
"Alright. I know you won't listen but don't stay here all night. You need to get some sleep. After all you still have classes tomorrow."
"I don't think I'll be going." I sighed and looked away from Honda for a moment, "I think it's perfectly reasonable after what happened."
"I know your upset but Yugi's grandpa agreed to stay with Jou tomorrow so that we wouldn't miss school."
"And I'm thankful that he would take the time away from his shop but I still want to stay with Jounouchi."
"You've already missed to much school already Seto, and Jou will still be here at the end of the day."
"Well that's mighty optimistic of you." I said with a scowl.
"I didn't mean it like that. The doctors and everyone said that if he wakes up it probably won't be for a while, the chances of his situation changing anytime soon are slim."
"I guess your right." I was hit with a cold blast of realism, "I'll see you tomorrow in school."
"Good. You can come with us to visit Jou first thing after classes."
"Sure." I waved to Honda as he made his exit from the hospital building.
I walked over to Jounouchi's room and turned the doorknob carefully almost expecting him to be waiting for me inside. When I entered the room I wasn't greeted by the friendly face that I had hoped for. Instead it was a shadow of the once familiar face, with a few wires or hoses running from his nostrils and a lone needle protruding from his delicate arm. I took my usual seat next to the bed moving my hand onto his and holding in gently. His hands seemed so small. I wondered if maybe they were always this small. There were a few cuts along his knuckles. They were probably from when he fought back.
I wanted to cry when I looked at him. He seemed so weak, nothing like he usually is. He's usually strong and defiant those were the things that I loved about him. I grasped his hand a little tighter and leaned back into my chair. I don't know exactly how long I sat there awake before I drifted off into an empty sleep.
*****
The next morning I woke up by the rough shaking of a burly nurse. It was 6:30AM. I decided not to re-nig my agreement with Honda, so I reluctantly said goodbye to my comatose boyfriend and left for school.
*****
The day passed slower than any other I would ever live. All day the only thing that was on my mind was Jounouchi. Every time I picked up a pencil or looked at a clock I was wondering if anything changed. Or if he was Ok, or how long it was going to be before I could see him again. So naturally when it was 3:00 and the school bell rung I felt relieved. It only took 15 minutes for me to get to the hospital. I can't really recall how fast I ran there from the school. I walked through the automatic doors and was greeted by the usual unpleasant faces of the angry hospital staff. When I got back to his room I noticed a slight commotion from the inside. I peered in and Yugi and his grandfather were crowded around a Jounouchi that wasn't a vegetable.
"You're awake." I muttered in disbelief.
Yugi and his grandfather turned around. There expressions were filled with joy I moved past them and practically threw myself on top of Jounouchi.
"You're awake!" I hugged him tightly and cried, "I was so worried you would never wake up!" He smiled at me.
I moved closer and pressed my lips against his.
*****
"Sir wake up." I was violently awoken by one of the nurses.
Not again, not the same dream. It's been over a year now, and he still hasn't had any progress. The doctors and nurses keep telling me that he won't ever wake up. Every day of the week I sleep by his side and awake the next day, and he still never wakes up. I hope someday that he will return for me. But until then I'll just have to wait for him.
Fin
Sorry it took me so long to write the last chapter, I kept re writing it and testing different endings. I know this one isn't the happiest but sometimes life is depressing. Well to my 15 readers, please review and tell me what you think of the ending. And make sure all criticism is constructive otherwise you've wasted everyone's time.
By Johnny Sorrow
Chapter Six: Conclusions
Warning's- Kaiba/ Jounouchi yaoi.
Notes- Sorry it took me so long to update, with the otacon coming up and ending and then I had to plan an event and the blah... many preparations had to be made. This is the last chapter so without further a due-
*** Seto's POV ***
*****
" Wait slow down kid." The slightly over weight and balding police officer put down his cigarette and examined me closely, " Start from the begging again."
" Ok..." My voice was quiet, barely audible. I may have still been in shock over the whole incident, "We went to some club with his friends that night."
" The one closest to the crime scene. Aegis right?"
"Yeah that's the one. Well we got there around 8 or 9 o clock. The place was pretty crowded but we managed to find Honda and Anzu fairly quickly."
"His friends right?"
"Yeah."
"Continue." He sounded almost like he didn't believe me, like I was trying to hide something.
"We left a couple of hours later. When he and I left the club-"
"Do any drugs?" He said casually.
"What?"
"I said did you do any drugs while you were in the club?"
"No. Why would you ask me that?"
"Its just you people do a lot of drugs."
"You people? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Hey watch the attitude. I'm just trying to get all the facts so we can find the guys that did this to your- significant other, or whatever you people call them."
"He's my boyfriend."
"Whatever kid, I don't have time for your life story. What happened after you left the club?"
" I was going to- I mean I shouldn't have tried to kiss him. That's when they saw us. If I didn't try to kiss him they wouldn't have known. And them maybe Jounouchi wouldn't be-" I could feel my eyes watering up.
"Who's they? The attackers?"
"Yeah. There were four of them. I think one had a baseball bat or something."
"Did either of you two come on to them?"
"No! We weren't bothering anyone, we didn't even think there was anyone around." I wiped away a tear that slid down my cheek.
"Don't start bawling. I was just trying to figure out why they would attack you."
"So if we did come on to them that would justify what they did?"
"I didn't say that. What happened after they saw you?" He looked away for a moment so he could grab a muffin and shove it down his throat. A few loose crumbs tumbled down his uniform.
"The four of them started to move closer to us, at first I thought they were just trying to scare us but then the started saying things."
"Like what?" His voice was muffled by the enormous amount of food crammed in his mouth.
"Something like we want to see if you bleed, and they kept saying faggot." I sobbed slightly and wiped another tear from my face.
"Kid would you stop crying? Or are we going to have to take a break so you can regain your composure." He sounded frustrated like my mere existence was an inconvenience to him.
I stared at him for a moment not saying anything. I wanted to call him an asshole a prick something but I managed to control myself. After all I didn't want to give him any more reason to not find these guys.
"No I'll be fine."
"Good now what happened after that?"
"After they said the thing about us bleeding one of them said they were going to 'fuck us up' so Jounouchi pulled me and we started running. We ran together for a while until he said we should split up."
"Uh huh." He didn't look like he cared in the least. But I continued anyway.
" I think I went right and he went left but I don't remember. I ran as fast as I could until I realized that no one was following me. I looked behind me and no one was there. But I still ran in the opposite direction to find help. After a while I found a small restaurant and there were a few people there. I was yelling frantically telling them to call the police. The woman at the front desk said she would. So I turned around and ran back. I found the place where we split up. And I followed the path that Jounouchi took. It lead to a dead end or something. And that's when I saw him. He was lying there and at first I didn't recognize him because his face was covered in blood. But I noticed the clothes he was wearing and I knew it was him."
" The blood that was found at the crime scene wasn't just his. There was a tooth there and some blood on his knuckles that came from someone else. Apparently your little girlfriend went down fighting." He snickered at his own comment.
"What's wrong with you. He could die! And you're laughing."
"Hey watch it, did you ever think that maybe you two brought this on yourselves?"
"Why? Is it because I'm a man and he's a man? What's wrong with being with someone that you love?"
"Listen kid I'm not in the mood for a debate, well try and find these guys but from the lack of evidence I can't promise anything."
"What do you mean lack of evidence? You have their blood, their DNA."
"Don't tell me how to do my job."
"If the situation was reversed and I was crying about my girlfriend then you'd be nothing but support and kindness. I'm sick of this bullshit societal hypocrisy."
*****
"What's wrong Seto?" Honda looked concerned as I came out of the hospital elevator.
"Nothing, I just got thrown out of the police station."
"Why what happened."
"I just started yelling at one of the officers there and they had to 'escort' me out of the station."
"Oh, do you think they'll catch them." Honda asked casually, like he already knew the answer. He ran a hand through his already messed up spike of hair.
"Can you catch a criminal that you're not even looking for?"
"I guess not."
"Honda, Is there any change in his condition?"
"No but when Yugi was here the nurse did mention that she was pretty sure that he would survive."
"That's good news."
"She did say with the massive head injury that he sustained that he may have problems remembering things."
"Like what?"
"I don't really know she said something about temporary memory loss."
"So it wouldn't be permanent?"
"Last time I checked, that's what temporary means." Honda smiled at me gently, I think his opinion of me changed somewhere along the line.
"Sorry, I'm just concerned."
"I know we all are."
"Honda I know you've been here for a long time, why don't you go home and get some rest I'll stay with him."
"Are you sure? You were here most of the day before you left for the police station."
" Positive, I just want to be with him if... when he wakes up." I was genuinely touched by the fact that Honda seemed to care about my well- being.
"Alright. I know you won't listen but don't stay here all night. You need to get some sleep. After all you still have classes tomorrow."
"I don't think I'll be going." I sighed and looked away from Honda for a moment, "I think it's perfectly reasonable after what happened."
"I know your upset but Yugi's grandpa agreed to stay with Jou tomorrow so that we wouldn't miss school."
"And I'm thankful that he would take the time away from his shop but I still want to stay with Jounouchi."
"You've already missed to much school already Seto, and Jou will still be here at the end of the day."
"Well that's mighty optimistic of you." I said with a scowl.
"I didn't mean it like that. The doctors and everyone said that if he wakes up it probably won't be for a while, the chances of his situation changing anytime soon are slim."
"I guess your right." I was hit with a cold blast of realism, "I'll see you tomorrow in school."
"Good. You can come with us to visit Jou first thing after classes."
"Sure." I waved to Honda as he made his exit from the hospital building.
I walked over to Jounouchi's room and turned the doorknob carefully almost expecting him to be waiting for me inside. When I entered the room I wasn't greeted by the friendly face that I had hoped for. Instead it was a shadow of the once familiar face, with a few wires or hoses running from his nostrils and a lone needle protruding from his delicate arm. I took my usual seat next to the bed moving my hand onto his and holding in gently. His hands seemed so small. I wondered if maybe they were always this small. There were a few cuts along his knuckles. They were probably from when he fought back.
I wanted to cry when I looked at him. He seemed so weak, nothing like he usually is. He's usually strong and defiant those were the things that I loved about him. I grasped his hand a little tighter and leaned back into my chair. I don't know exactly how long I sat there awake before I drifted off into an empty sleep.
*****
The next morning I woke up by the rough shaking of a burly nurse. It was 6:30AM. I decided not to re-nig my agreement with Honda, so I reluctantly said goodbye to my comatose boyfriend and left for school.
*****
The day passed slower than any other I would ever live. All day the only thing that was on my mind was Jounouchi. Every time I picked up a pencil or looked at a clock I was wondering if anything changed. Or if he was Ok, or how long it was going to be before I could see him again. So naturally when it was 3:00 and the school bell rung I felt relieved. It only took 15 minutes for me to get to the hospital. I can't really recall how fast I ran there from the school. I walked through the automatic doors and was greeted by the usual unpleasant faces of the angry hospital staff. When I got back to his room I noticed a slight commotion from the inside. I peered in and Yugi and his grandfather were crowded around a Jounouchi that wasn't a vegetable.
"You're awake." I muttered in disbelief.
Yugi and his grandfather turned around. There expressions were filled with joy I moved past them and practically threw myself on top of Jounouchi.
"You're awake!" I hugged him tightly and cried, "I was so worried you would never wake up!" He smiled at me.
I moved closer and pressed my lips against his.
*****
"Sir wake up." I was violently awoken by one of the nurses.
Not again, not the same dream. It's been over a year now, and he still hasn't had any progress. The doctors and nurses keep telling me that he won't ever wake up. Every day of the week I sleep by his side and awake the next day, and he still never wakes up. I hope someday that he will return for me. But until then I'll just have to wait for him.
Fin
Sorry it took me so long to write the last chapter, I kept re writing it and testing different endings. I know this one isn't the happiest but sometimes life is depressing. Well to my 15 readers, please review and tell me what you think of the ending. And make sure all criticism is constructive otherwise you've wasted everyone's time.
