Chapter 4- Jackass
Jou woke up and looked around the darkened hospital room. It was the same as before
but now was night time. The window as half open reveling an almost full moon. The
pure silver light fell on the room giving it a blueish glow.
Jou looked over to the chair where Seto sat asleep. The moon light fell on his pale
face making it shine. He looked peaceful in his sleep but he also looked ghostly.
Almost transparent. It seemed that if he reached out to touch him, his hand would go
right though. Jou shook his head as he sat up. He put his head in his hands as he
thought.
Everything he believed had been shattered roughly in the last 48 hours. The person
he had hated now sat next to him. Concerned about him. He cared about him and Jou
cared back. He didn't want to see him hurt. So Jou knew that once he got better he
had to leave. His father would stop at nothing to get his revenge.
Jou closed his eyes tightly and shut off his brain. He wouldn't think about it for
now. Right now all he wanted to do was get things back to back down and fell asleep.
the way they used to be. He wanted to go to school and not worry about his father
and Kaiba. He wanted to hang out with his friends and laugh. But right now he
couldn't. He had to deal with his dad. With that he lay back and slept.
15 minutes later----
Seto woke up and looked at his watch. It was 10:00 P.M. Mokuba was going to kill him
for being here so long without calling. 'I should call Yugi and Yami. Tell them
about what has happened. I'm not looking forward to that conversation. Yami will
jump to conclusions and try to send me to the shadow realm over the phone. Yugi will
start crying. Yami will yell at me for making Yugi cry. Then when I tell him that
Jou's father is the culprit Yami will go over and kill him. Nope not looking forward
to it at all.'
Seto got up stretched then looked over at Jou. He had is back to him and was,
thankfully, asleep. Seto didn't feel like explaining his actions. He didn't know way
he was still here. Ad he didn't know why he was going to let the mutt live in his
house. 'It must just be pity. His father is a lot like mine so I want to help him
out. Nothing more.' Seto mentally slapped himself for being so stupid for the last
48 hours and walked out the door.
Seto found the doctor and asked how long he had to stay. "Oh. Well only a few more
days. The cuts where shallow and he had no eternal bleeding. Mr. Katsuya will have
to take a multivitamin. He suffers from malnourishment. He will also have to check
in every week for about a month. To make sure everything is all right. But in about
three days he can go home. But no harsh labor, like lifting heavy objects, sports,
etcetera." The doctor smiled. "He is going to have to talk to the police in the
morning."
Seto looked at him confused. "He does?"
"Of course. This is assault and almost murder. Serious crimes Mr. Kaiba. " The
doctor chuckled and Seto glared at him. 'What's so funny.' Seto thought. "That's is
all. Is there anything else you would like to talk about?'
"No." Seto waked out and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed Yugi's number and
waited.
"Hello, Mutou residence," said the voice on the other line.
"Hello may I talk to Yugi please. It's very important." Seto said walking back to
Jou's room.
"Okay. He'll be right here." The phone when silent then an overly happy voice came on.
"Yugi here! Who is this?" Yugi chirped.
Seto stopped in front of Jou's room and sat down in a chair on the outside of it.
"Kaiba. Yugi I have some. Ummmm.,.Bad news. You might want to sit down."
Yugi's smile disappeared as he sat down on the floor next to the cord phone. "Okay
what happened? Is it Mokuba?"
"No Mokuba is fine. But." Seto trailed off. 'How am I going to tell him that his
best friend almost died because his father beat him?' Seto asked himself. "Well
Katsuya…He had an accident. Last night. He is fine now but, he is in the hospital.
You should come over and see him. But that's all I can tell you. He should tell you
the rest."
Yugi was silent..."Yugi are you okay?" Seto asked. "Yugi!"
"Okay. I'll be right over." He hung up.
'Well that went well.'
Yugi's house
"Yami!" Yugi yelled after he hung up. "Yami!" Tears started to come down his cheek.
Yami ran down the stairs, jumping the last five, and find Yugi on the floor next to
the phone. "What's wrong Yugi? Are you hurt?"
Yugi shook his head. "No, but Jou is in the hospital. Seto said we need to go over
quickly."
Yami nodded and helped Yugi up. "Let's go. Don't worry he should be fine." Yami said
helping Yugi into the car. He got into the drivers side and they were gone.
15 minutes later----
Yugi and Yami arrived at the hospital and asked to lady at the front desk where Jou
was; then ran there. Seto was sitting in front of the door in the chair that he was
in before. "He's in there." Seto said and pointed to the door.
Yugi nodded and they walked in. Yugi sat on the side of the bed and Yami sat in the
chair. Seto stood in the door way. "Hey Jou are you okay?" Yugi asked the half
asleep Jou.
"I'm fine. Can't feel anything because of these drugs the doctor gave me. I'm kind
of out of it right now." Jou smiled at his friend.
"What happened to you?" Yami asked.
"Oh, Seto didn't tell you?" Jou asked and Yami looked at him strangely.
"No he didn't." Yami said. 'He called Kaiba by his first name. It must be the drugs.'
"Well. I got the crap beat out of me by my drunken ass father." Jou said with a fake
smile. "I knocked him out then ran away. Found myself at Seto's then passed out. It
was a bad day." Jou looked down at his hands.
Yugi looked at his friend and felt tears coming to his eyes. 'How could someone do
this to him? He has always been so nice how could...' "Why would your dad do that
to you?" Yugi asked. Yami pulled Yugi into his lap and hugged him.
"Yug. Please don't cry. Please. I don't like it when you cry." Jou begged. "Yug,
stop please."
Yugi rested his head on Yami's shoulder and soon stopped. "So Jou where are you
going to go after you get better?" Yami asked.
"I have some money saved up. I'll buy an apartment and live there." Jou smiled. "I
won't have to have so many jobs because I won't have to pay for my dad's beer
anymore. So I will be fine."
30 minutes later----
"Bye Yug, Yami!" Jou waved goodbye as his friends left. Seto walked in and sat in
the chair Yami had been sitting in. "So… How much longer do I have to stay?" Jou
asked.
"Only a few more days. Then you can leave. But you'll have to check in for about a
month and take pills and all that crap."
"So I'll be out in time for Christmas. Good because YOU my friend are going to have
a party." Jou smiled.
"What?" Seto jumped up. "A party? Yeah, right I don't do parties." Seto glared at Jou.
"Aw come on Seto. Please. Mokuba really wants one.'
"How would you know?"
"He told me so. Just a small party/sleep over. With only a few people. If you do.
Um…. What do you want?"
Seto smirked. "I'll do it if you live with me."
Jou glared at him. 'I don't want to live with that jerk.' "Find… jackass."
"Good."
Well it was a bit longer then my others. Please review!
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