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Jou had been taken away in the ambulance, all strapped down and wired up, fighting for life. Bakura and me had to catch a bus and by the time we got there he was already in the operating room.

We we're now sitting in the waiting room, me sitting in a chair fidgeting like a nervous mom, and Bakura lurking in one of the corners of a room like a shadow, glaring at whoever dared to look his way. I can't even remember everything that has happened in our little 'game' in the last few days, it all seems so unimportant when faces with something like this. A doctor comes out to greet us and I get up quickly.

"How is he?" I ask quickly.

"He should be fine, but we need to perform a blood transfusion, or he might not recover properly." The man replies. "Do you know of anyone who matches his blood type, perhaps some immediate family?"

"Uh..." The only family that I really know of is Shizkua, but I have no idea where she is since she's staying with her mother again, and of course Jou's father...which was a no go right now. I turn to Bakura for some help, but he shrugs at me. "What's his blood type?"

"B." The man replies simply, and relief as well as urgency washes over me. That's my blood type as well.

I tell the man in the white coat this, and he nods his head, leaving to get some forms for me to fill out. Bakura looks up from is dark corner of doom long enough to give me a strange look before turning back to stare at the ground.

"Ah....d...damn." I sit up slightly, the whole room spinning around me before I collapse once more onto the hospital bed. What the...hell. Yeah, I knew I'd be weak after this but...I feel like shit. Jou must have needed a lot of blood, I shutter at that thought as I groan and roll over on my side, nearly jumping out of my skin as I realize who's looming over me.

"Wakie wakie, eggs and bakie." Bakura grins down at me from his seat next to the bed. "Did you get plenty of beauty sleep?"

"Mmmn..." Was my dignified response before I notice a familiar scent in the air. "What's that?" I blink as he places a slightly warm white bag on my lap, with the infamous yellow 'M' on it.

"Some of your beloved greasy fast-food." He sneers, "But I suppose it's at least better than the twitching mess they call food in this place." He gestures over to the trashcan where I notice a discarded food tray, red Jell-O glistening slightly in the fluorescent lighting.

I think I manage to mumble some sort of 'thanks' before I tear into the double cheeseburger, feeling my strength returning slowly as I do so. I'm not usually one to be such a slob when it comes to food, that's more Jou or Honda's thing, but there's no one there to see me but Bakura who is known to tear into raw meat at times, so I'm guessing he doesn't mind. I almost don't notice as the door to the room creaks open, but Bakura shakes my shoulder to alert me.

The nurses wheel in a while bed similar to mine, only this one is connected to a few monitors, that are connected to a sleeping blonde boy. "Jou?!" I try and get up but one of the nurses shooes me back to bed.

"I'm sorry, I know you're his friend but he needs rest now." Replied the middle-aged woman.

"And his injuries?"

She smiles at me, absently tucking in Jou a bit tighter and glancing at one of the monitors. "Just a few cuts and broken ribs. Noting a few stitches couldn't fix. He'll be fine." I breathe a sigh of relief at this.

"Thank you."

She nods her head and checks her watch. "Is there anyone you'd like to call, while it's still visiting hours?"

"Yeah, actually..." I nod my head at her and she gestures over to the phone on the nightstand. I pick up the receiver and dial the number of the first person I thought of. The phone rings once...twice, and I glance over to look at Jou's weary from, watching the steady rise and fall of his chest, and frowning slightly many bruises and bandages.

The man on the other end picks up and I try to explain the situation as calmly as possible. It isn't long before I hear a harsh click on the other end of the line...and Jou has begun to snore softly.

I roll over as I hear the door to mine and Jou's hospital room open, and quick footsteps heading to my right before stopping abruptly.

"Shit." I look up to see Honda standing at the foot of Jou's bed, just staring for a moment before walking over and collapsing in the chair by his bedside. I get up and stand a little ways behind him, but he doesn't seem to notice me. I watch as he lifts his hand, covered in those cute little fingerless leather gloves that the bikers wear, and runs it through his spikey hair, letting out a shuddering sigh.

"Honda," He doesn't respond or look up at me, but I continue anyway, "The doctor says he's going to be fine." He nods his head at that, his gazes still fixed on his friend.

"I always feared...that this day would come." He finally speaks, his words coming out slowly. "But...I knew I'd never be prepared for it." He shakes his head at this, turning his gaze towards me. "I should have been able to do something! I should have been there!" I noticed him gripping the armrest hard, his voice raising slightly.

"Honda, it's okay...don't beat yourself up over this...it's not your fault." I place a comforting hand on his shoulder, feeling the way his body is shaking slightly.

"And that Bastard? Where is he now?" He hisses out.

"Bakura...restrained him and he was taken into custody...I guess he's awaiting trial."

"I should have got him out of there sooner." Honda mumbled out, regret and sadness washing over his voice. I had never seen him so worked up before, but I could understand. Him and Jou grew up together, and I knew he felt a certain responsibility towards the blonde, there was no one else to really look after him after all.

"What about the other Bastard, has he shown his face here yet?" He askes and I blink out of confusion. There's...another bastard?

"Wait...who?" I voice my confusion.

"Kaiba." Oh. That bastard. Wait...why the hell is Honda mentioning him? Does he think he had something to do with it? "Fucking asshole...I bet he couldn't care less. All he ever did was use Jou."

Okay I'm not really sure what to say to that. Sure I'm glad that Honda isn't as much of an idiot as he looks but..."How did you know about Seto and Jou's...thing?"

"Well I..." He begins before turning and giving me a strange look, "Wait...how the hell do you know anything about it?!"

I laugh nervously at that. I couldn't very well tell him that it was because I had been practically stalking them along with a dead guy for the past week or so. "He...told me all about it." It's not entirely a lie, he did tell me, even if it was after I already knew.

"He never told me anything..." He frowns at this, obviously displeased at the fact that his best friend didn't confide in him, but instead, in a guy who gets his kicks out of dressing him up like a dog and hitting on his baby sister. Yeah, I admit it, I can be an asshole, but I'm trying to redeem myself, okay?

"Then how did you know?"

"I kinda just figured it out on my own. I can read Jou better than anyone else. It came more of a shock that he was gay then that he was messing around with Kaiba." He sighs and takes a hold of the blonde's hand, squeezing it gently, before pulling away awkwardly. Honda's not really the type of guy to get to emotional, so I understand the way he must be feeling right now, trying to hold it all inside, trying to be the strong one.

"I read somewhere that kids with abusive parents often seek out abusive partners..." He laughs bitterly at that, "So I wasn't too surprised that he'd fall for a nutjob like Kaiba...but that doesn't mean I was ever happy about it."

I nod my head, not sure what else to say. I crawl back into my bed, noticing that Bakura had left, perhaps to give the two friends some sort of privacy. I figure I should do the same, and let myself settle into the covers, I'm still tired anyway. My eyelids are heavy, it doesn't take long for me to fall back to sleep again, and I find myself futilely hoping that when I wake up this will all be some kind of twisted dream.

No such luck, what did I ever do to piss off my beloved mistress of luck? When I come to again, I'm still in the dimly lit hospital room. Honda has left and has now been replaced with Yugi and Anzu, both of whom are fussing over a dazed Jou. The blonde's only sign of life being a few grunts and groans as he tries to focus on who is speaking to him.

"Guys, maybe you should let him rest some more." I speak up and Yugi turns to me and nods his head, turning to tuck in a half asleep Jou, before stepping back and frowning at the picture of the blonde lying helpless in bed, looking suddenly smaller that he ever did before.

"Otogi...thank you for helping out Jou-kun." Yugi turns to me and sighs, I can see the tears in his eyes as he does so, making the strange violet color shine brighter than usual. Anzu crosses her arms and comes over to my bedside.

"Are you alright too Otogi? Do you need anything?" She asks, sounding motherly like she always does when she is looking out for her friends. Sometimes I think she likes hanging out with all boys instead of having normal girlfriends, because she likes to take care of them all.

"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks Anzu."

"Do you think we should call Shizuka?" She askes.

"I think we should wait till tomorrow, when he's more recovered." I reply and she nods her head.

After a few hours visiting hours are up, and the two of them leave. I'm feeling fine by now, but I guess It's probably a good idea for me to stay in the hospital overnight so Jou won't have to wake up all alone.

I blink my eyes as I notice the brightens of the room I'm in. It's morning and sit up and groan as I realize there's some hair in my mouth, my hair to be exact. It's always such a mess in the mornings, sometimes I think It'd be better if I just cut it all off...and then I remember how I love it so, and smack myself for thinking such things.

I look over to where Jou is still sleeping soundly, smiling as I notice the many flower arrangements that had been placed around his bed. The white carnations with pink ribbons around the base we're from Anzu, along with a little bear that said 'get well soon' on it. There was a large arrangement of purple, red, and pink flowers that Yugi had left. I get up to read the tags on some of the other arrangements, there are a few from classmates that must have heard about the news, and must have sent them this morning. I think I even saw one there from Mai.

The one that stood out the most though, was a huge bouquet of black roses, maybe about 50 or so. I find it a little bit dark for the occasion, but they're beautiful none the less. What a pity to see that the tag is left empty.

Satanic Mechanic: See! I updated! Thanks to all the people who nagged...it really helped. Anywho...I originally wanted Kaiba to be the one to give blood to Jou, but when I read their character biographies, their blood types didn't match. But...Jou and Otogi, really are both blood type B. Blood type O (Rock on 'Type O Negative'!!) would have worked too...but unfortunately Kaiba has type A. Oh yeah...and Mokuba hates celery! Just like me! (and Yuki from gravitation)

I've also been trying to dig up some sort of info on Otogi's background. The only thing I can come up with is that his dad...is some sort of crazy abusive clown? Can anyone clear this up for me? I'll give you a cookie.