Disclaimer: All characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Any made up characters belong to me. This fic has Yaoi.
Love
is the Best Medicine
by Yami-Yugi3, Hikarigirl18
and PharaohAtemu'sAngel
Chapter 2
The next morning rose early for everyone. In the Wheeler's house hold, Joey was surprisingly up early. "I hope Yams okay." he said to himself as he sat on his bed "Oh, maybe the others should know." He went to his phone and hit the first speed dial number of his friend Tristan. "Come on Tristan, wake up." Joey said a he heard the ringing.
Finally after the fiftieth ring, his spiky haired friend answered. "H-Hello?" Tristan said with a yawn.
"Bout time man, do you know anything new on Yams?"
"J-Joey? What are you doing up this early? Usably you're still asleep right now."
"Never mind that. Ya know about Yams or not?"
"What you talking about? All I knew Yugi helped him to the nurses office yesterday at gym." Joey sighed heavily as he explained what had happened to the unicorn haired teen. "Oh man, really Joey?"
"Yea last time I saw them Yugi was still with him when we left. I'm sure Yugi stayed the night with him."
"Yeah he most likely did, he is always with Yami. If you hear anything let me know okay Joey?" Tristan said.
"Will do." Joey said "Call and tell the others. I will call Kaiba."
"Kaiba? You sure that's safe man?" Tristan asked.
"Hey Kaiba might want to know." said Joey.
"All right man I'll do that. Though make sure to let me know if Yami is okay." Tristan said
"I'll give ya a ring if I get any more details." said Joey.
"Okay, thanks man. I'll talk to you later all right?" said Tristan
"Okay later." With that said, Joey proceeded to find out more information on the well being of Yami. I'll call Kaiba later. He thought.
- - -
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Yugi hadn't left his pharaoh side the night before. The steady beeping of machines echoed through throughout the room as Yugi held Yami's weak hand. "A-Aib..." Yami tired to speck, but he was way to weak now to speck to well.
Yugi rubbed his fingers across the others hand. "Sssh its okay I'm here." Weak crimson slowly and weakly looked over at him, his eyes slowly losing their healthy shine. Yugi fell into deep thought as he almost cried upon the others weak state.
"A-Aib..."
"Yami." At that moment the phone that was in the room rang. Yugi perked up as he answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Yuge."
"Hey Joey, what's up?"
"Just calling to know the status on Yams. How's he doing?"
Yugi sighed as wiped a stray tear from his face. "Not good Joey."
"Ya mean?"
"He is getting worse Joey, I am worried." Yugi said
"There gotta be something. Didn't the doc said those scientists haven't come up with a medicine yet?"
"Well the scientists are working to discover something but there is nothing at the moment."
"May be they are running low on money for research?"
"Joey, do you think that Kaiba could help out?"
"I was thinking about calling Kaiba..."
Yugi sighed as he stared at Yami's pitiful state. "Hopefully in this case he will."
"I was thinking of the same thing."
"Great minds think alike don't they Joey, would you mind calling him?"
"Yeah Yuge, I'll do that for ya."
"Thank you Joey, you're the best, and I will let you know if anything changes with Yami's condition."
"Okay Yuge talk to ya later then."
"Talk to you later Joey."
"K, K Kai...?" Yugi heard Yami tried to speck out as he hung up the phone after Joey.
Yugi put the phone back on its cradle, walking over to Yami's bedside. "Yes, Kaiba." Confusion went over those dull weak eyes. "Joey is going to call Kaiba to see if he can help us out." said Yugi as he stroked the others bangs.
- - -
Meanwhile, back at the Wheelers, Joey slowly dialed Kaiba's number. Kaiba better help or Yams possibly won't even survive thought this. he thought. The phone rang a few times as he awaited someone to answer.
"Hello?" the voice turn out to be Mokuba's.
Joey spoke. "Mokuba? Is your brother there?"
"Sorry Joey you just missed him. He just left for the office."
Joey mentally cursed as he spoke. "Thanks Mokuba."
"Why do you want to talk to him about anyways? I could take a message and tell him when he comes back home."
"Well Yams is in the hospital at the moment. He is really sick and I needed to ask Kaiba something for funds for the scientists." Joey said.
"Oh man that's awful." said Mokuba "Hey maybe I can just redirect your call to Seto's cell. I'm sure he not at his office yet."
"I would really appreciate it if you could do that Mokuba."
"Okay it will just take me a sec."
"Thank you Mokuba."
Joey then heard a couple more ringing and then the familiar voice of Seto Kaiba came over the lines. "Seto Kaiba specking."
"Kaiba?"
"-annoying sigh- What you want Wheeler and who gave you this number?"
Joey rolled his eyes groaning. "Ya brother gave it to me Kaiba. I'm sorry to interrupt ya free time. I just wanted to ask ya for a favor."
"Why would I take a favor from a mutt like you?"
"Look Kaiba, drop the Mutt crack. This is serious. Yams is seriously ill, he is in the hospital." There was silent on Kaiba's end. "So ya gonna listen to me now Kaiba?"
"What you mean Yami's in the hospital? How sick is he and what's this got to do with me? It's not like I'm going to give him a get well card or anything."
"Look, Yams has a low immune system and is getting worse by the second. We were wondering if ya could help in aide with funds for the scientists to come up with a medicine for it."
"How much are we talking about?"
"Well enough to get a cure for this Kaiba, I'm not exactly sure."
"I have to have some time to think about this Wheeler."
"Please hurry though Kaiba, his life is in the balance." Joey then heard Kaiba's half of the line shut off. The blonde groaned as he placed the phone down onto its cradle. Kaiba better not take long. Joey thought. His entire day was all full of worry and morning hadn't even passed yet.
- - -
Kaiba growled as he put away his cell. "Is something the matter, Mr. Kaiba?" asked his limo driver.
The CEO's cobalt blue eyes flickered over onto those of the limo driver's as he sneered. "It's nothing." he finally said "Just keep your mind on your job you or you're fired."
The driver sweat dropped as he nodded. "Yes sir. Forgive me." With that said, the driver went back to driving as Kaiba sighed heavily.
Why do these things have to happen ? he thought. What Joey had told him still went though his mind. The thought of his adversary laying in bed deathly ill plagued his very thoughts as he wondered of what the funds situation would be. "Driver."
"Yes Mr. Kaiba?"
"Take me to Domino Hospital."
"But sir what about the company?"
"Nothing will go wrong if I'm a few minutes late. Now go."
"Yes sir."
I have to see this for myself before I make any decisions. he thought as the limo turn around heading to Domino Hospital.
- - -
Kaiba walked into the hospital and up to the front desk. The nurse in charge at that time looked up. "Yes sir?" she asked.
"Where may I find Yami Mutou's room?" he said.
"Are you a friend of Mr. Mutou?" she asked.
Why ask a idiotic question like that? Of curse I'm not friends with my rival. he thought to himself But I guess I have to lie in order to see Yami. "Yes." he stated clear and simple as he can be.
"Third floor, room 202." the nurse said.
"Thanks." he said as he headed to the nearest elevator.
- - -
Once the elevator reached Kaiba's desire floor, the young CEO stepped out into the hall. He saw some nurses with carts of hospital food for the people staying there. Kaiba walked down the hall looking for the room number he was told where he could find Yami. He soon reached the desire door. He slowly hesitantly took the door handle. What if the Mutt was telling the truth? he thought. He slowly open the door. Yugi has his back to him, sitting in a chair next to a lone bed in the room. Kaiba was hesitant a first but then decided to speck. "Yugi." he said.
Yugi jumped a little in the chair before turning to face him. A look of surprised was on the shorter teen's face. "Kaiba?" he said a little shock and surprised "W-What are you doing here? Don't you have a company to run?"
"It can wait for a few minutes. Wheeler told me what had happen so I came to see for myself."
"K, K Kai...?" a familiar but very weak voice flow through Kaiba's ears. Kaiba was shock at first when he heard the voice. He walked more into the room; then standing in the doorway; and that's when his blue eyes widen in shock when he spies the very ill and severe weaken state of the ex-pharaoh laying there on bed, machines hook onto the very weak tan body keeping tabs of the vials.
The CEO stood there, gaping like a fish out of water. His jaw dropped. "W, Wheeler wasn't kidding. I didn't think you were in that much pain." The weaken pharaoh just started weakly at him with daze eyes. Kaiba sighed, sitting down in a spare chair that sat next to the pharaoh's bedside. His eyes widened as he stared into space, obviously in deep thought.
"Wait, you thought Joey was kidding!" Yugi almost shouted "How can you possibly think of something like that! Joey never kids on something as serious as this!"
Cobalt eyes narrowed to the size of slits, beaming at the side of Yugi as Kaiba groaned. "Do you want my contribution to the scientists or not Mutou?"
"You mean you will do it?" Yugi said surprised and shock.
The brunette ran his fingers through his hair as he raised a brow. "I was considering it." Weak crimson eyes looked weakly over at Kaiba almost pleading. The pleading bled through the CEO's rough exterior as he sighed in defeat. "Alright Mutou, I will donate the money for your "pharaoh"."
"Thanks Kaiba, you don't know how much this means to me and Yami." Yugi said as he place his hand on Yami's. Yami smiled weakly as he gazed into Yugi's amethyst eyes. Yugi gently rub his fingers over Yami's weak hand.
The pharaoh coughed slightly as he tried to thank Kaiba. "T, Thank you." he said hoarsely.
"Fine, just don't think we are friends or anything, Yami." Kaiba said with his normal sneer "We are still hated rivals." Yami just nodded weakly. Yugi rolled his eyes as the adversaries parted from their childish bickering. Kaiba slowly got off from the chair. "I must be heading back to my company." he said.
"Alright and thank you Kaiba." Yugi said. Kaiba just nodded as he headed out the door. Yugi blinked as he stared down at Yami, thinking. I hope this money will help the scientists come up with a cure for Yami-chan.
Daze weak crimson eyes stared up at him. "A-Ai..."
Yugi cased his head down as he rubbed Yami's cheek lovingly. "Yami?" Those pitiful eyes started into his for awhile. Yugi was becoming worried as his other moaned in pain. Yugi careless Yami's check gently. "Shhhh... Everything going to okay, Yami-chan." he said to his pharaoh gently. The pharaoh continued to whimper as he tried to calm down. Yugi continued to stroke his pharaoh. He started to hum a lullaby his mother use to sang when he was a sick as a kid. Yami sighed as he calmed somewhat. Yugi smiled as he continued to hum.
