Chapter 6
"Come on pretty boy. You know you want this." An old drunk hissed as he grabbed Jou by his wrist, twisting it backwards, receiving a triumphant crack and a wail of pain. "My aren't you beautiful."
"Leave me alone." Jou said as he kicked backwards. Getting his leg grabbed and twisted, also cracking. "I said leave me alone!" Using the last of his strength he threw the man into the wall, knocking him out. He limped out of the alleyway and away from anywhere drunks could probably pick him up.
Jounouchi slowly walked down a quiet street, trying not to limp, and also trying his hardest to recollect his thoughts after the funeral. Something had happened at the funeral, and it scared him half to death. Old Lady Karu had risen from her grave, he saw her, smiling cheerily and cheekily, telling him something he will never forget.
"Dear little angel, do not be sad, I am in a better place now, but you are stuck in this ruined world, with people after you every second. And please angel, avoid bleeding, your type of angel is not meant to bleed, angels are never meant to bleed. Or else he will slowly become evil. Heart as black as midnight, as black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch, and with the wings to match."
Her smiling eyes faded, going a hollow white, before she faded from view.
"What did she mean, 'angel'?" He whispered aloud. But his thoughts came to an abrupt halt as he slammed into a solid body. Muffling a slight Fuck as he fell to the ground he looked up at a pair of cold blue eyes. "Perfect, just what I need. Sorry Kaiba did not see you. I will be on my way now." He slowly stood back up, still extremely sore, and tried to walk away.
"The mutt lose his master or something? Dogs are not allowed to walk outside without a leash, the dogcatcher will pick them up." Kaiba smirked. "Oh, did the master beat the puppy? Because the puppy has one awful limp." He needed something to blow up at, and this mutt was perfect. He had gotten into a heated fight with Mokuba and really needed to vent. And what little blood pumping through his veins really needed to be replenished, and soon. He had not eaten for four days, and the blood thirst was really getting to him. {Do you guys know what he is yet?}
Jou slowly swallowed and kept up his slow pace, not even replying.
Kaiba growled low in his throat and shot after him, effectively grabbing the boy's throat and throwing him against the wall, making a sickening crack as his head also connected, making Jou's vision extremely dark, Kaiba screamed. "Look at me you filthy beast. Look at me!"
Slowly Kaiba's eyes met with Jou's. And Kaiba had to choke back a gasp. His eyes were blank, empty, and hollow. "Please release me Seto, I have to go." Jou said weakly. Something was draining his energy, he could feel it. He meekly tried to struggle from Kaiba's grasp, but it was not loosening. "Please." His eyes were slowly sliding shut, why was he so tired?
"What is wrong with you! Stupid mutt! Wake up! Jou, damn you! Wake up!" Kaiba screamed as the boy fell limp in his arms. Quickly finding his cell phone he called for a limo, which pulled up a few minutes later. Tossing the blonde in, he followed suit, and ordered to be driven home.
Seeing a striking black limo pull into the driveway young Mokuba shot out of the house and to the limo's door. "Seto, I am sorry, I never meant what I... What is he doing here?" He asked, pointing to the blonde.
"He passed out in my arms." Seto replied. "And I think he may be hurt, when I saw him he could barely walk. Go call the doctor, maybe she can tell me something I do not know."
Mokuba nodded and left to get a phone, confused as hell why Kaiba was being nice to someone he swore he hated. But did as he was told anyway, no questions asked. 'Maybe he brought him home as a meal for tonight.' Mokuba thought as he called up their physician.
Soon the doctor arrived at their home, and was let in. "Hello Mr. Kaiba, has something happened?" She asked as she looked at the always-cold teenager.
"Dr. Kadowaki." He bowed as he led her up the stairs. Bringing her to a far bedroom, he let her in. "I found him like this." He pointed to the sleeping blonde. "He is as cold as ice and will not respond to anything we say or do to him." He said as he watched his doctor look the boy over.
"Oh dear." She whispered as she slowly lifted his shirt. "Mr. Kaiba? You did not hurt this boy did you?" She asked, eyes shining with worry.
"No." He defended. Walking over to look at what she was worried about. Eyes going wide, he swallowed. "Tora? What happened to him?" He asked as he looked over the boy's torso, which was covered in bruises and scars, old and new, big and small.
She stood and quickly shooed him away. "You will find out later, I need privacy to examine him." She shut the door and turned back to the blonde. "Oh dear."
~_~_~_~_~_~ 3 hours and 12 minutes later, yes, Kaiba is counting, and he is confused about why he is doing so.
Soon she exited the room, sighing. She looked up to see a worried Mokuba and a stiff Kaiba. "He will live." She said, shaking her head. "But he should not have lived this long. Mokuba, will you keep him company? He is awake. But no sudden noises or movements." He nodded and went into the room. "Mr. Kaiba?"
He looked up, nodding for her to continue. "His name?"
"Jounouchi Katsuya." He answered.
"Katsuya, what a pretty name. Well, Katsuya is not out of the woods yet. According to what I have seen, he has been repeatedly beat for months, maybe years now, and also, well, also severely raped."
He nodded.
"He has a broken wrist, fractured leg, and a few cracked ribs." She handed him a few different bottles of pills. "When you take him home, give him these, the instructions are on the bottle, good day Seto." She bowed, and turned to leave. "Oh yes." Turning back around she gave a worried look. "There is something else. Katsuya is..."
"Big brother! Jou cannot see me! He can't see me!" Mokuba screamed as he ran down the steps. "Jou is blind!"
"Temporarily blind Mokuba. He has suffered a slight blow to the head, which gave him a mild concussion." Tora corrected. Kaiba shuddered as he remembered that he was the one whom hit the boy's head. "His eyesight should be back in either a few days to weeks. Hopefully." She turned and left.
"I will go call Yugi." Kaiba sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, trying to get rid of an oncoming headache.
"No I will. You brought him here. You keep an eye on him. And don't eat him Seto!" Mokuba said as he walked to the kitchen. Seto sighed heavily and walked up to the room where Jou was. Looking in he noticed Jou sitting up and staring straight ahead. "Who is there?" Jou asked as he heard the door open slowly.
"Calm down mutt. It's just me, Kai..." He stopped as he saw a fear stricken look on the boys pale face. "Mutt?"
"Not a mutt." Jou whispered as he slowly lay down and curled up into a fetal, probably very painful, position, shaking. "Not a mutt."
"What is your problem you stupid mutt!" Kaiba screamed, only getting a soft whimper from the boy. "Answer me!"
"No! Stop!" Jou screamed as he curled up tighter. "No more, no more pain, not meant to bleed! Not meant to bleed! Stay away! I am a human, not a dog, not a dog!" He screamed in a pained voice. Kaiba stopped his ranting, listening to the boy scream, slowly he walked over to look at him, touching his shoulder he heard the last thing he wanted to. "Not a mutt! Not a slave! Stay away dad! I am not yours, nor anyone else's, angels are not meant to bleed!"
"An angel? This boy?" Kaiba whispered as he looked over the whimpering boy. "Yeah, right."
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"So Jou is with you for the moment Mokuba?" Yugi asked shakily, he almost lost it when he heard Jou was with his worst enemy at the moment. He knew a few things about Kaiba he did not want Jou to find out, good way or bad. "He won't kill him will he?"
"I doubt it Yugi." Mokuba said plainly. "Come over as soon as you can. You and Yami are the only ones Jou will probably talk to, he will not speak to me or Seto."
"We are on our way." Yugi put away his cell and looked into the dark. "Yami, kill him already, we have to go. I know where Jou is."
Yami looked up, red eyes burning. Dropping a young mans body to the ground he wiped his mouth. "I heard the whole thing Yugi, my ears do more than just frame my face you know." Yami, a vampire who was happy to have eaten, was losing his temper. They had few mortal friends, and let alone Anzu and Mai. Honda, Otogi, and Jou were the only ones he liked and trusted. "Let's go."
They both shot off into the darkness, heading for Kaiba's mansion. "Kaiba touches the boy and I swear I will kill him." Yami hissed as the jumped over the security gate and through the front door of Kaiba's home.
"I should have known that it would not take you very long." A dark voice whispered as they stepped into the living quarters. "He is upstairs. Just be nice, no sudden movement or noises, got it?" Kaiba asked as he stepped into the dim lighting. "He is a little jumpy."
"Whatever Kaiba. Yugi, go up and see him, I am going to have a small chat with Mr. I-hate-mortals here." Yugi giggled at Kaiba's new nickname before nodding and heading up the stairs. "Ok, tell me what you know. What is wrong with him."
"Would you look at that. Someone who is pure demon, worried about a mortal, who would have thought." Kaiba mocked as he watched the anger in Yami's eyes grow. "Oh, hit a nerve?"
"Stop acting like Bakura for one second and tell me what happened to Jou!" Yami burst out as his patience came close to cracking.
"Calm down Yami. He has a fractured leg, broken wrist, a few cracked ribs, and a mild concussion that has rendered him temporarily blind."
"What?" Yami asked as though his brain stopped functioning and instinct took over. "Who did this to him!?"
"What happened to Jou?" A small voice squeaked as they noticed Yugi slowly walk down the stairs. "I thought he was a normal mortal, like Mokuba. Why does he have wings?" Yugi asked dumbfounded. "Kaiba-kun, did you do something to him?"
"Wings?"
TBC
"Come on pretty boy. You know you want this." An old drunk hissed as he grabbed Jou by his wrist, twisting it backwards, receiving a triumphant crack and a wail of pain. "My aren't you beautiful."
"Leave me alone." Jou said as he kicked backwards. Getting his leg grabbed and twisted, also cracking. "I said leave me alone!" Using the last of his strength he threw the man into the wall, knocking him out. He limped out of the alleyway and away from anywhere drunks could probably pick him up.
Jounouchi slowly walked down a quiet street, trying not to limp, and also trying his hardest to recollect his thoughts after the funeral. Something had happened at the funeral, and it scared him half to death. Old Lady Karu had risen from her grave, he saw her, smiling cheerily and cheekily, telling him something he will never forget.
"Dear little angel, do not be sad, I am in a better place now, but you are stuck in this ruined world, with people after you every second. And please angel, avoid bleeding, your type of angel is not meant to bleed, angels are never meant to bleed. Or else he will slowly become evil. Heart as black as midnight, as black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch, and with the wings to match."
Her smiling eyes faded, going a hollow white, before she faded from view.
"What did she mean, 'angel'?" He whispered aloud. But his thoughts came to an abrupt halt as he slammed into a solid body. Muffling a slight Fuck as he fell to the ground he looked up at a pair of cold blue eyes. "Perfect, just what I need. Sorry Kaiba did not see you. I will be on my way now." He slowly stood back up, still extremely sore, and tried to walk away.
"The mutt lose his master or something? Dogs are not allowed to walk outside without a leash, the dogcatcher will pick them up." Kaiba smirked. "Oh, did the master beat the puppy? Because the puppy has one awful limp." He needed something to blow up at, and this mutt was perfect. He had gotten into a heated fight with Mokuba and really needed to vent. And what little blood pumping through his veins really needed to be replenished, and soon. He had not eaten for four days, and the blood thirst was really getting to him. {Do you guys know what he is yet?}
Jou slowly swallowed and kept up his slow pace, not even replying.
Kaiba growled low in his throat and shot after him, effectively grabbing the boy's throat and throwing him against the wall, making a sickening crack as his head also connected, making Jou's vision extremely dark, Kaiba screamed. "Look at me you filthy beast. Look at me!"
Slowly Kaiba's eyes met with Jou's. And Kaiba had to choke back a gasp. His eyes were blank, empty, and hollow. "Please release me Seto, I have to go." Jou said weakly. Something was draining his energy, he could feel it. He meekly tried to struggle from Kaiba's grasp, but it was not loosening. "Please." His eyes were slowly sliding shut, why was he so tired?
"What is wrong with you! Stupid mutt! Wake up! Jou, damn you! Wake up!" Kaiba screamed as the boy fell limp in his arms. Quickly finding his cell phone he called for a limo, which pulled up a few minutes later. Tossing the blonde in, he followed suit, and ordered to be driven home.
Seeing a striking black limo pull into the driveway young Mokuba shot out of the house and to the limo's door. "Seto, I am sorry, I never meant what I... What is he doing here?" He asked, pointing to the blonde.
"He passed out in my arms." Seto replied. "And I think he may be hurt, when I saw him he could barely walk. Go call the doctor, maybe she can tell me something I do not know."
Mokuba nodded and left to get a phone, confused as hell why Kaiba was being nice to someone he swore he hated. But did as he was told anyway, no questions asked. 'Maybe he brought him home as a meal for tonight.' Mokuba thought as he called up their physician.
Soon the doctor arrived at their home, and was let in. "Hello Mr. Kaiba, has something happened?" She asked as she looked at the always-cold teenager.
"Dr. Kadowaki." He bowed as he led her up the stairs. Bringing her to a far bedroom, he let her in. "I found him like this." He pointed to the sleeping blonde. "He is as cold as ice and will not respond to anything we say or do to him." He said as he watched his doctor look the boy over.
"Oh dear." She whispered as she slowly lifted his shirt. "Mr. Kaiba? You did not hurt this boy did you?" She asked, eyes shining with worry.
"No." He defended. Walking over to look at what she was worried about. Eyes going wide, he swallowed. "Tora? What happened to him?" He asked as he looked over the boy's torso, which was covered in bruises and scars, old and new, big and small.
She stood and quickly shooed him away. "You will find out later, I need privacy to examine him." She shut the door and turned back to the blonde. "Oh dear."
~_~_~_~_~_~ 3 hours and 12 minutes later, yes, Kaiba is counting, and he is confused about why he is doing so.
Soon she exited the room, sighing. She looked up to see a worried Mokuba and a stiff Kaiba. "He will live." She said, shaking her head. "But he should not have lived this long. Mokuba, will you keep him company? He is awake. But no sudden noises or movements." He nodded and went into the room. "Mr. Kaiba?"
He looked up, nodding for her to continue. "His name?"
"Jounouchi Katsuya." He answered.
"Katsuya, what a pretty name. Well, Katsuya is not out of the woods yet. According to what I have seen, he has been repeatedly beat for months, maybe years now, and also, well, also severely raped."
He nodded.
"He has a broken wrist, fractured leg, and a few cracked ribs." She handed him a few different bottles of pills. "When you take him home, give him these, the instructions are on the bottle, good day Seto." She bowed, and turned to leave. "Oh yes." Turning back around she gave a worried look. "There is something else. Katsuya is..."
"Big brother! Jou cannot see me! He can't see me!" Mokuba screamed as he ran down the steps. "Jou is blind!"
"Temporarily blind Mokuba. He has suffered a slight blow to the head, which gave him a mild concussion." Tora corrected. Kaiba shuddered as he remembered that he was the one whom hit the boy's head. "His eyesight should be back in either a few days to weeks. Hopefully." She turned and left.
"I will go call Yugi." Kaiba sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, trying to get rid of an oncoming headache.
"No I will. You brought him here. You keep an eye on him. And don't eat him Seto!" Mokuba said as he walked to the kitchen. Seto sighed heavily and walked up to the room where Jou was. Looking in he noticed Jou sitting up and staring straight ahead. "Who is there?" Jou asked as he heard the door open slowly.
"Calm down mutt. It's just me, Kai..." He stopped as he saw a fear stricken look on the boys pale face. "Mutt?"
"Not a mutt." Jou whispered as he slowly lay down and curled up into a fetal, probably very painful, position, shaking. "Not a mutt."
"What is your problem you stupid mutt!" Kaiba screamed, only getting a soft whimper from the boy. "Answer me!"
"No! Stop!" Jou screamed as he curled up tighter. "No more, no more pain, not meant to bleed! Not meant to bleed! Stay away! I am a human, not a dog, not a dog!" He screamed in a pained voice. Kaiba stopped his ranting, listening to the boy scream, slowly he walked over to look at him, touching his shoulder he heard the last thing he wanted to. "Not a mutt! Not a slave! Stay away dad! I am not yours, nor anyone else's, angels are not meant to bleed!"
"An angel? This boy?" Kaiba whispered as he looked over the whimpering boy. "Yeah, right."
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"So Jou is with you for the moment Mokuba?" Yugi asked shakily, he almost lost it when he heard Jou was with his worst enemy at the moment. He knew a few things about Kaiba he did not want Jou to find out, good way or bad. "He won't kill him will he?"
"I doubt it Yugi." Mokuba said plainly. "Come over as soon as you can. You and Yami are the only ones Jou will probably talk to, he will not speak to me or Seto."
"We are on our way." Yugi put away his cell and looked into the dark. "Yami, kill him already, we have to go. I know where Jou is."
Yami looked up, red eyes burning. Dropping a young mans body to the ground he wiped his mouth. "I heard the whole thing Yugi, my ears do more than just frame my face you know." Yami, a vampire who was happy to have eaten, was losing his temper. They had few mortal friends, and let alone Anzu and Mai. Honda, Otogi, and Jou were the only ones he liked and trusted. "Let's go."
They both shot off into the darkness, heading for Kaiba's mansion. "Kaiba touches the boy and I swear I will kill him." Yami hissed as the jumped over the security gate and through the front door of Kaiba's home.
"I should have known that it would not take you very long." A dark voice whispered as they stepped into the living quarters. "He is upstairs. Just be nice, no sudden movement or noises, got it?" Kaiba asked as he stepped into the dim lighting. "He is a little jumpy."
"Whatever Kaiba. Yugi, go up and see him, I am going to have a small chat with Mr. I-hate-mortals here." Yugi giggled at Kaiba's new nickname before nodding and heading up the stairs. "Ok, tell me what you know. What is wrong with him."
"Would you look at that. Someone who is pure demon, worried about a mortal, who would have thought." Kaiba mocked as he watched the anger in Yami's eyes grow. "Oh, hit a nerve?"
"Stop acting like Bakura for one second and tell me what happened to Jou!" Yami burst out as his patience came close to cracking.
"Calm down Yami. He has a fractured leg, broken wrist, a few cracked ribs, and a mild concussion that has rendered him temporarily blind."
"What?" Yami asked as though his brain stopped functioning and instinct took over. "Who did this to him!?"
"What happened to Jou?" A small voice squeaked as they noticed Yugi slowly walk down the stairs. "I thought he was a normal mortal, like Mokuba. Why does he have wings?" Yugi asked dumbfounded. "Kaiba-kun, did you do something to him?"
"Wings?"
TBC
