Title: Broken Wings

Author: Yugi's Tenshi

Rating: PG-13 - R

Warning: Shonen-Ai, language, hints at abuse

Pairing: Kaiba Seto / Jounochi Katsuya

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

A/N: Wow, it's been half a year since the last update! I can't say how sorry I'am, nor do I have any excuse other than my

lazyness. I hope you like this chapter and I can proudly tell you that the next one is in progress!

- Chapter 4: Memories Part I-

Decision made, Seto ordered his driver to take him to the apartment complex at the other side of town. Not a place where you'd normaly meet one Kaiba Seto, but for his intention utterly essential.

The limo slowed to a stop in front of the more or less run down building. Seto looked up from his lap, dazed blue eyes focusing on the mass of stone and glass before him. Sighing deeply, he opened the door himself, lazyly climbing out of the car.

"No turning back now," he breathed, straightening himself and taking a step towards the door.

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Loudly berating himself for his sloppiness, Katsuya desperately searched his pockets for his keys. Not finding anything - except for a crumpled wrapper-paper – he sighed deeply and grabbed for the door knob.

But before Katsuya had the slightest chance to reach it, the door swung open revealing a not so friendly looking man in his fourties.

Stumbling back a few steps, just barely catching his balance, Katsuya wished for time to stop right this instant. Utterly drunk, his "father" was not a sight the boy desired to see, but still, there was something even more shocking and rippling.

Beside the door, hunched against the wall sat a very familiar brunet. Clothing ragged and rumpled, blood and injuries all over his body and head, face contured in pain and agony although unconcious, Seto looked like a fragile child. He looked … battered. Beaten. Defeated.

"What did you do?! What did you do to him?!" he screamed, fear of his old man forgotten, dashing past him to kneal in front of the hurt boy.

"Shut up, ungrateful son of a bitch!! I saved your sorry little ass!! This guy's after you!!"

Reeling to look at his father, Katsuya's eyes flashed with rage and disbelieve. "After me?! What the hell do you think who you're talking to?" Fresh tears made their way down tender cheeks. "I'm nothing like you," he sobbed. "Nothing, you listen?! Why would police or anybody else be searching for me and better yet, does he look like an officer or whatever your degenerated mind could cobble together?!"

Hands shaking uncontrollably, Katsuya carefully touched Seto's neck, feeling for a pulse and hoping against hope. Desperation sounded in his voice as he looked up into the wrinkled face of the man who was supposed to take care of him.

"Call an ambulance … and hurry! Just this once, please do as I say!"

Rivers of tears cascading down his face, Katsuya tried to stay calm. As calm as humaly possible in a situation like this. Just a few hours ago, he was talking to the very person now lying on the floor, breathing shallow and wounds bleeding like crazy, his pulse irregular and hardly perceptible.

"Please hold on, Seto. Just a bit longer," he whispered, cradeling the poor figure in his arms. Tenderly caressing the CEO's pale cheeks, Katsuya lightely rocked back and forth, more trying to calm himself than anything else.

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"S-stop cry-crying, … will you?"

Katsuya lifted his head, not sure when he had closed his eyes or sunken his head to touch Seto's, and stared into fluttering blue orbs. Eyes widening in disbelief, relief, joy, or whatever, a lone tear slid down his still wet cheeks, a small smile forcing it's way onto Katsuya's face.

Seto tried to manage one of his trademark grins, but failed miserably, face immediately contracting with pain.

"Ambulance will be here in a few minutes, hold on just a little longer. You listen, Seto?"

Seeing the puppy so worried for him, confirming everything the blond had told him earlier, Seto smiled. A genuine smile playing over the pain, lighting his face and usually cold eyes.

"Don't worry about it, puppy. I've been … I've … I've been worse," he forced out, breath even more ragged than before. Smiling again, Seto closed his eyes and before falling unconcious again spoke two hushed words: "Thank you."

"Seto? … Seto?! SETO!!!"

- tbc -