=========================================================================== Chapter 4: Dreams and Spills =========================================================================== "I had a dream, you dueled Yami. But you seemed so angry with him as you dueled. You wanted to cause him pain, it was in your eyes." he yawned. "You were crying...no physically but behind the anger you were shedding tears. It was so sad, I felt that I would die." He blinked as tears began to frame his eyelashes. Unconsciously he curled his body like a child trying to protect it self from the world begging for the pain to leave.

Seth sat on the bed pulling the form into his long tanned arms. "Shhh its okay love. I'm fine and I'm here with you, by your side like always. Nothings wrong with me." He rocked his hear back and forth. "I wouldn't duel Yami the way you say. Besides even if I do I would never have that look. With you by my side it would e harder then hell for him to wind." The priest smiled into his pet's hair before falling into a peaceful slumber.

Jono looked to his loves sleeping face, thoughts running through his mind. 'That was the problem my love, I as not by your side Yugi was gone as well I could not see either of us as you dueled the Pharaoh.' He closed his eyes, snuggled close to his partner and willed the nightmare to leave his mind as sleep embraced him.

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Blank. That's how he felt. It was black and he shouldn't see any thing. He felt eyes on him he wasn't read to wake up yet.

His body felt heavy like it was made of cement or metal maybe even gold. Yeah right, wishful thinking. Maybe time had passed and he'd turned to stone like some trees did. No, that hadn't happened, he was still breathing. Rocks weren't alive. Guess he'd have to open his eyes to find out anything. It wasn't his first choice but it was the only reasonable one. Didn't reasonable things suck?

(3rd POV)

Jou slowly opened his eyes wincing as Apollo1 entered them returning him to the world of the conscious. He blinked before realizing that eh wasn't against the school wall anymore; instead he found himself somewhere soft and warm. A blanket was over him even with the sun shining he knew out side his cocoon it would be freezing. Reality called again and he woke completely to the realm of the living.

Deep blue eyes stared unblinking and worriedly into his own and short brown hair fail carelessly into his line of site obscuring his view. Those eyes softened after a while warmly and carefully looking him over. He was about to speak before a goblet of water was put to his lips. He drank greedily without thinking of his behavior. Jou stopped when a warm chuckle filled his ear. It was a deep voice that made him melt into the sheets.

"Are you okay pup, Senkil and you gave me quiet a scare. At least nothing bad happened or came from it... and no ones hurt before you ask. Your fortunate you only receive that bump on your head."

"Mmm...where am I?"

"I'm guessing that that bump caused more than believed." It was a statement not a question.

"I had you brought back to our chambers, I know you hold a great dislike to all infirmaries. Senkil was very worried about you, my poor little brother blames himself for your accident. Please when he returns to the palace tomorrow afternoon will you tell him it was not his fault? I hate him blaming himself for you fall." The voice quieted and those same eyes stared back at him.

"Okay Seth I'll tell him it was all my fault when he returns. Now could you back up I believe in order to stay conscious I need to breath. Or you could just give me the breath that's in your own body." Light laughter followed after just mere seconds from the laughter Jono's lips were seized into a searing lip lock. It was quick and much to his dislike before he could respond Seth released him backing away with his sly smirk back on.

Jono pouted, "So are you going to tell me what happened?" It was a simple question with a simple answer strange for Jono. Seth didn't mind though he passed it off as the bump, which it was.

"Simple love you and Senkil tried to pull one of you famous practical jokes on Pharaoh and Little Yugi when the entered their chambers. You slipped on one of the platforms above their bed and hit the brick known as your head on the way down. You've been asleep for almost two hours. You really should be more careful my puppy." Seth's voice held it usual tone put it seemed wrong not like the voice he was too, nothing seemed right.

Jono stood from the bed wincing as the cold evening air hit his pale skin. A hiss escaped room his own limps as the blood rushed back to his skull. "Seth how old are we and what am I to you not just your lover what else?" Jono's voice was firm it was demanding an answer. The question it self through the High Priest but he answered his love's question.

"I am twenty-one summers and eight dark moons you stand at almost eighteen summers. You are to me a slave and to the court you are a slave and entertainer. In sixteen sum's you shall be free and due as you please. I will have set you free when that time comes. Now answer my question. Why did you ask such a question?" Seth's voice started strong then seemed to fail him before regaining strength with his last question.

"I don't know honestly but I know I'll stay with you even when I'm free." Jono's face lit up when he suddenly realized in sixteen suns' he would be fee. He would be able to leave the palace. No one would control him. He knew he'd stay with Seth in the end though. Said High Priest meant too much to him to leave him behind. "Now come to bed I'm tired and I hate sleeping with out you." He sighed contently when a warm body settled next to his own and strong arms embraced him. He fell to sleep with the faint snores of his lover's breath.

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"Mutt wake up! Come on bake inu you shouldn't have even passed out wake up." Kaiba's voice began to take on a pleading tone when Jou wouldn't awaken. "Onegai puppy wake up puppy open your eyes."

"Mmm...Se...Set...Seth stop I'm still tired wake me up when the suns at its peak not now." Jou's voice was clear and soft like a child fighting the waking sun telling all the day was about to begin and good dreams would have to wait.

"Puppy wake up now or else this drink goes on you face." To make his point Seto dropped some of the cold coffee on Jou's well-muscled stomach.

Jou sat up quickly giving a yelp as the cold liquid spilled down him. "Damnit Set..." his voice died when he saw his 'enemy's' face. "Kaiba!"

"What about it mutt are you so surprised? What took you so damn long to wake up?" The last question brought a blush to Jou's cheeks. "Does it have something to do with a certain some one named 'Seth'?"

'Did Kaiba just sound hopeful? No, the bumps getting to me.' "So what if it does? I don't see what it has to do with you. Where am I, where'd you take me?"

'He changed the subject quickly, to bad puppy I want to see if I'm right.' "We are at the Kiaba Manor, this is my room and before you ask I brought you when you passed out after you hit your head. You know puppy you are not that heavy, I would have figured you would be heavy with your unchastely eating habits." He smirked and continued not allowing Jou any time to remark. "Now tell me pup who is Seth and why were you moaning his name in my car?" Okay so maybe he exaggerated a bit so sue him (he could afford it) he was allowed to indulge his curiosity ever once in a full moon.

Jou turned into a tomato's at Seto's question. Surely he hadn't' had one of 'those' memories in Seto's car. Ra this was to embarrassing. At the thought of it he felt himself flush more whether because of what the memory had been or his bodily reactions while in it he wasn't sure and didn't care. He would never be able to regain his pride after that.

"Are you going to tell me mutt or stand there becoming a ripe cherry?" Seto's voice intruded upon his private ponderings only causing him to deepening the blush.

"He's just some one from the past!" 'Okay Katsuya that sounded way to defensive calm down try and be civilized.' "Seth is someone I once knew our relationship was something only death could take apparently. It's old news he's sand that's blown away with the desert winds. Even though I want him back it's impossible, like I said blown away with the desert winds." Before he could stop himself he began to pour his heart out.

"It's strange he said it would be okay, that we would find each other even as the winds changed. I gave up alto, a wonderful wife, and kids at one time, suitors and wives, even Mai for him. Yet it's not airtight, Kate tells me 'hold on' he'll be back. But I'm beginning to doubt whether he will come back. Not my love for him, never that, just if he'll ever be here with me again.

"Rage, Ruby, Kate, Snow all of them say wait but I'm tired. Lonely, at night it's colder than anything. His arms aren't there to hold me close and keep me safe. Do you know what if feels like to have ice take over your soul and heart, slowly to have a crystal case cage them in? All because the other half of those two things are missing and in your mind it would be better to be sent to the Shadow Realm than live." Tears began to fall silent to the ground from honey brown eyes. Both notice and the moment seemed broken Kaiba's voice kept it there. His one simple answer held it all together.

"Yes, more than you would think, realize, or care to admit." Tears fell form his ocean eyes joining Jou's on his plush carpet.

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1. Apollo is the Greek Sun God yeah Jou's Greek in this too. Don't know if it'll play a part in this or not. 014: okay I'm so sorry I've had this chap done for like 3 days but just been procrastinating in typing it. Hope you like it. Oh and thank you to all those who reviewed hope you like this one. Y014: before we forget hikari's in desperate need of a proofreader if any would be interested just leave it in your review or mail us. We really need one. Ja ne