Disclaimer: I won't say it, you should know by now that I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH! I own my characters though, heheheh....
Warnings: Shounen-ai, original character, out of charatcer-ness (for da fic's sake), fluff, Anzu/Tea bashing, and references of rape
Pairings: future Seto/Jou, present Yami/Yugi, and slight mentionings of Bakura/Ryou and Marik/Malik
Key: "talking", 'thinking'
I wanna thank everyone who reviewed also!
Street Angel
Chapter 2
Stolen and Found
Jo Lee stood outside Domino High, waiting for the lunch bell to ring so she could see her dad. She looked at her watch and sighed.
"Three, two, one." The bell rang, and she made a beeline to the back of the school and up a tree. She watched from up there as students came outside, some carrying box lunches, others with trays of the school food. "Ewwwww, how do they eat that stuff?!"
"Jo Lee Katsuya! Get down out of that tree this instant!" Jounouchi yelled from the ground, causing the small blonde to loose her balence and fall on top of him.
"Doggiedaddy! Ya scared da living daylights out of me! Dun do that!" she exclaimed, Jounouchi sighed, and looked up at her the best he could.
"Could ya please get off me, Jo Lee?" he asked she complyed by getting off him, "Thank you." He stood up just as Seto Kaiba passed by.
"Well, if it isn't the mutt. And who's the kid with you?" he asked, Jo Lee smiled and held her hand out.
"Da name's Jo Lee Katsuya! It's nice ta meet da famous Seto Kaiba in person, I'm a big fan of yours." she said, Seto raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Really now, well, just stay out of my sight and you're fine." he snapped, then walked off. Jo Lee stuck her tounge out at him and sighed heavily.
"Why does he always pick on you, Doggiedaddy?" she asked, Jounouchi sat down under the tree and shook his head.
"I have no idea, but it gets on my nerves." Jo Lee sat next to him, and rested her head on his lap.
"Oh... Doggiedaddy, do ya have ta work today?" Jounouchi started to stroke her hair gently.
"Yeah, do you mind if Otogi takes care of ya?" Jo Lee looked at him, blue eyes shining in the midday sun.
"Who's Otogi?" she asked, Jounouchi smiled and pointed to a black-haired guy standing over by Yugi and the others.
"My boss, he's a cool guy. I'll introduce ya to him," He stood up, and walked over to the others, Jo Lee hot on his tail, "Hey guys!"
"Hey Jou!" Yugi chirpped, "Hey Jo Lee!" Jo Lee smiled and looked up at Otogi.
"So, you're my dad's boss? Cool, you're da creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters!" she exclaimed, Otogi bent down to her level, and smiled.
"So you're the young girl Jou's always talking about. You do look like him and Kaiba, pretty cool." Jo Lee grinned sheepishly and hugged his neck.
"Big brother!" she exclaimed, everyone laughed as Otogi picked up the small girl.
"I guess you could call me that, little sister." Jounouchi smiled on the two.
"I'm so glad you found Jo Lee, Jou... She seems to have changed the gang in some way." Yugi said, the blonde boy looked at him curiosely.
"Whatcha mean, Yug?" he asked, Yami smiled and motioned towards Bakura and Ryou. At the moment, Bakura had Ryou sitting on his knee, talking to him about a night out together that next weekend. "Oh, I guess she did, and knocked some sence into Bakura."
"She's an angel sent from heaven." Yami commented, watching Otogi and Jo Lee mess around with each other. A shrill ringing was heard, ending the lunch period. Otogi put Jo Lee back down on the ground, and smiled.
"See ya later, Jo Lee." he said, they bid their goodbyes to the small child.
"I'll see you after school's over, Jo Lee, okay?" Jo Lee nodded, and hugged the blonde's legs.
"I love you, Doggiedaddy." she said, Jounouchi bent down and kissed her on the forehead.
"Love ya too kiddo." She placed a kiss on his cheek and watched as he dissappeared into the building.
"Hurry and end school, I wanna see my Doggiedaddy again. Guess I'll head to da park." Jo Lee exited the school ground and made her way to the park, her hands in her pockets. She passed the place where Jounouchi first found her and stopped. She sat sown in the same spot, in the same position, and sighed. She watched the cars and people pass by, zoning out after a few minutes.
"Well, what do ya know? It's the little brat I saw with that blonde idiot, Katsuya." someone said behind her, she looked up to see one person she hated the most when she was on the streets.
"Whada ya want, Bandit Keith," she spat, glaring, "Go away and leave me alone, you have no right to mess with me. Specially since I got a dad now." He laughed and looked at her over his sunglasses.
"Who would adopt a little shrimp like you?" Jo Lee glared harder and stood up.
"Jounouchi Katsuya would! He found me in this spot and took me in!" Keith raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Katsuya?" he laughed, "That idiot taking care of a kid? I guess I have a way of revenge now, don't I?" Jo Lee squeaked, and ran home. She got in the door, and slammed it shut.
"Man, I gotta bad feeling about what he's gonna do. And I can't use the gold rose petal cos it was a one-time use thing! What am I gonna do, what am I gonna do?!" she heard a knock on the door and froze. She turned to the door, and asked with a shaky voice, "W-w-w-who i-is i-it?" No answer, she asked two more times before she cracked the door open.
"You should of guessed, brat." It was Bandit Keith again, she tried to slam the door shut, but a cloth was put over her mouth and nose. She struggled for a moment, before her eyes became heavy and she fainted. Keith caught her, and chuckled. "Looks like I get revenge for that Duelist Kingdom insident." He chuckled again.
After school, Jounouchi's apartment
Jounouchi walked into his apartment and streached.
"Hey, Jo Lee! I'm home!" he yelled, no answer, "Wonder where she could be? Maybe she's asleep somewhere." He looked in his bedroom and Jo Lee's, and everywhere else, since she was known for sleeping in odd places. He couldn't find her. "Where could that little..." He paused when he found a note laying on the coffee table. It read:
Katsuya,
If you want your brat daughter back, come to the abandoned warehouse on Olsen Street. Bring no one else.
Jounouchi dropped to his knees, tears running down his face.
"She was kidnapped.... Oh my gawd," he stood up and picked up his cordless phone, dialing Otogi's cell phone number.
"Hello, Otogi speaking." he heard the voice of the black-haired teen say.
"Otogi, I'm gonna be a bit late, okay?" he asked, Otogi blinked.
"What? But I thought that..."
"No time to explain, I'm taking off today, bye!" He hung up and raced out the door.
'I just gotta find Jo Lee before anything bad happens.' That thought rang inside his head as he ran to the place mentioned in the note. Lo and behold, a certain CEO saw him run past, and raised an eyebrow.
"Wonder where the mutt's going in such a rush. Albert, follow the mutt and see where he'd going, but keep inconspicuous." he ordered his limo driver. The elder man complyed with a nod and followed.
At the warehouse
Jo Lee stood in the large warehouse, arms bound by thick ropes, she was glaring daggers at Bandit Keith, who sat in a corner. Though she was acting tough, she was terrified, mainly because she knew what he could do to her. One guy held the girl at gunpoint from behind.
"You won't get away with this, Keith! My dad will kick your butt in a duel!" she yelled, he threw a pebble at her, she dodged it.
"Would you shut up for once? You want what happened a month ago to happen again?" Jo Lee's eyes widened in terror, she remember, though she didn't want to.
"Y-y-you woul-wouldn't... W-would you?" Keith walked over to her and lifted her head up so he could see her eyes.
"I can and I will if I want," he hissed, then pulled out a knife, "I could kill you this time, though." He held the sharp blade up to her neck. The door was kicked in at that moment, and there stood Jounouchi.
"Leave Jo Lee alone!" he yelled, "Bandit Keith?!" He put up the blade and smirked.
"I want revenge for what you did back on Duelist Kingdom, Katsuya!" he exclaimed, Jo Lee looked at Jounouchi, fear visible in her crystaline blue eyes.
"Doggiedaddy!" she yelled, Keith grabbed her throat.
"Shut up, you dirty little..." Jounouchi ran up and punched him square in the jaw.
"I said, leave her alone!" he screamed, Jo Lee watched in horror as both blondes began to fight. Seto watched from a balcony for a bit, then his eyes locked onto the small girl.
'That's the girl I keep seeing with the mutt, and the one who talked to me at lunch today. I can't just leave her hanging there, litterally...' he thought, eyes scanning to try anf find something to help. He spotted a thick rope hanging from the ceiling, it hung over the railing. 'Perfect!' He ran over, grabbed the rope, and swung down to the ground.
"Jo Lee!" he yelled, grabbing Jo Lee, and landed like a cat on the ground, "Katsuya! Here!" Jounouchi looked up at him as the six-shot revolver came skidding towards him. He picked it up and held it in Bandit Keith's face.
"Move and I'll empty this baby in your head," he threatened, Bandit Keith raised his hands in surrender, "If I ever see you within a foot of my Jo Lee, or any of my friends, you'll die that night. Now get out of my sight." Bandit Keith ran out of the warehouse, and dissappeared with his partner. Jounouchi ran over to Seto and Jo Lee, and knelt down. Seto was cradling the now free Jo Lee in his arms.
"Shhhh," he whispered, stroking her hair softly, blue eyes looked up at the blonde, "Here." Jounouchi sat down on the ground and took the terrified girl from Seto's arms and cradled her in his own, stroking her hair now.
"Oh thank God you're alright, Jo Lee. Thanks Kaiba for grabbing her, and lettin' me use da gun." he said, handing the revolver back. Seto put it in the leather holster and sat next to Jounouchi.
"You're welcome, mutt. I knew something was wrong when I saw you running down the street." Jounouchi looked down at Jo Lee, who was still trembling in his arms.
"Yeah, that kisama kidnapped her, and I had ta save her. She's my angel," Jounouchi started rocking back and forth gently, trying to calm the blonde girl, "Shhhh, it's okay. Doggiedaddy's gotcha." Seto could only watch as the blonde boy tried to calm her, though unsucessful so far. He reached over and started rubbing Jo Lee's back, and earned a shocked look from Jounouchi.
"It'll be okay, Jo Lee," he whispered, "Can I hold her for a bit?" Jounouchi nodded, and handed him the small girl. He hugged her close and stroked her hair gently, loving the feeling of the soft blonde locks. "Jo Lee, it's over, and you're save. It's okay, darling." Seto placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, and hugged her. Jounouchi watched in amazement.
'Kaiba's got a soft side? Woah.... I'm surprised.' he thought, and watched intently as he tried too to calm the small girl.
"Hey Kaiba, why'd ya decided ta help?" he asked, Seto looked at him with soft eyes, then looked down at Jo Lee.
"I've always had a soft spot for kids. And she needed someone to help her dad, and herself." he said, standing up. Jo Lee was still in his arms. Jounouchi stood too, and brushed some of the dirt from his pants. "The limo's outside, I'll take you to my mansion while she recovers. She really needs you by her side, and not someone else." Both headed out to the limo, and headed to the Kaiba mansion.
"D-d-doggiedaddy," Jo Lee said shakily, "Are ya okay?" Jounouchi petted her head, and smiled.
"Yeah, did he harm you in any way?" Jo Lee winced as haunting memories returned to her mind, "Jo Lee?" She opened her mouth in a wordless scream, and hid her face in Seto's shirt, tears streaming down her face.
"H-h-he.. Touched me before you found me.... I'm not an angel... I'm a..." Seto gave her a look, she immediately shut up. He placed a feather-soft kiss on her forehead, and smiled.
"Now that you have us, you're not dirty, you're an angel. Jounouchi's angel, and Jounouchi... Call me Seto from now on, please?" Jounouchi was shocked, he actually called him by his real name!
"Oh... Kay... Fine by me, Seto." Jo Lee smiled at the two, then looked back up at Seto.
"Dragondaddy?" she asked, testing to see what he would to. Two pairs of eyes looked at her in astonishment.
"What?!" they both exclaimed, Jo Lee smiled.
"Ya heard me, I said Dragondaddy! I love and trust Seto enough to call him my Dragondaddy, just like I love you enough to call you Doggiedaddy, Doggiedaddy." Both looked at each other, smiled, then laughed.
'I wish he'd be my boyfriend, then Jo Lee would have a reason to call him Dragondaddy....' Jounouchi thought, Jo Lee crawled in his lap and yawned.
"Goodnight Doggiedaddy, Dragondaddy." she said, closing her eyes. She went to sleep in a snap.
"She's so sweet. Those eyes, they remind me so much of what I looked like before my stepfather adopted me. She's an angel." he said, Jounouchi looked down at her, then up at Seto, smiling.
"She is an angel, isn't she." he said, the burnette nodded. They arrived at the mansion soon after. As they entered the large mansion, Seto was nearly knocked down by a certain young boy.
"Big brother!" Mokuba yelled, hugging Seto.
"Shhh, Mokuba. We have guests, and one's asleep." he said, Mokuba looked at Jo Lee, then at Jounouchi.
"Who says I'm asleep after that?" Jo Lee opened her eyes, looked up at Seto, then started wiggling about. He took the hint and sat her down on the ground.
"Who are you?" Mokuba asked, Jo Lee held her hand out.
"Jo Lee Katsuya's da name!" Mokuba shook her hand, and smiled.
"I'm Mokuba, wanna go play a video game?" he asked, Jo Lee loked up at Jounouchi.
"Can I, Doggiedaddy?" she asked, the blonde smiled.
"Don't see why not, go have fun you two." Both children ran upstairs and slammed the door to Mokuba's room shut.
"I can tell that they'll be getting along just fine," Seto said, "Lets go sit down." Jounouchi followed the burnette to the living room, where they sat on the couch together.
"Thanks again, Kai.. Seto, for saving Jo Lee." the blonde said, Seto looked at him and nodded.
"You're welcome, Jounouchi. Like I said, I had to help. I couldn't stand by and watch her at gun point." Both sat in silence after that, neither knowing what to talk about. Jounouchi glanced at the burnette out of the corner of his eyes, and mentally sighed.
'He's so beautiful, but I know he doesn't feel the same for me. If he does, it's a miracle.' he thought.
Up in Mokuba's room
"Dang it Mokie! Ya beat me again!" Jo Lee exclaimed, putting down the controller.
"I told ya I'm the master at da 4x4 game!" he said proudly, durning the game system off, "Hey Jo Lee, could ya help me with something?" Jo Lee looked at the black-haired boy and nodded.
"If it has anything ta do wit Doggiedaddy, sure. What is it?" Mokuba sat down indian style on the floor, the blonde sat in front of him.
"I've been trying to get big brother and Jounouchi together... But I can't do it alone." Jo Lee's face brightened as she smiled at the idea.
"Alright! That sounds great! I'll help in any way I can. Specially since I know for a fact Doggiedaddy's in love with ya big bro." Mokuba leaned over and whispered the plan in her ear.
"We'll start Operation Get Together tomorrow, the last day of school."
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