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 3

A week had passed since Kaiba had given the money to the scientists. But the process for the cure for Yami was slow. Things had taken a down hill turn with the pharaoh. His illness was getting worse by the day. Yugi sat next to his comatose pharaoh's bedside, slowly stroking the limp tri-color hair. Tears slid down his pale alabaster toned face. Yugi was in worried state as he hoped for a change in Yami's illness. There was a soft nock on the door and Joey soon poke his head in. "Yuge?" he spoken softly, he too sounded worried. The small teen perked upon the sound of his name. "Mind if we came in?"

Yugi wiped his tears away as he nodded sadly. "Of course."

As Joey came in Yugi saw the others was with him. "How's the Pharaoh doing?" Anzu asked.

Yugi sighed. "No different, he is still in a state of comatose."

"Poor guy." said Tristan. Yugi retreated back to the pharaoh as he stroked his hand fondly.

Joey came over and place his hands on Yugi's shoulders. "Don't worry Yuge, I'm sure he will pull out of it." he said.

Yugi smiled weakly as he nodded. "I hope so Joey." A knock on the door echoed through the ears of all the occupants of the room.

"I wonder who that could be?" Anzu asked out loud. Anzu walked over to the door and opened it as she came face to face with cold narrowed cobalt eyes. "Seto Kaiba!" Anzu shouted in shock.

"What ya doing here, Kaiba?" Joey asked.

The teen rolled his eyes as he brushed past the girl. "What else?"

"Wait, you mean you came to visit Yami?" Tristan asked confused "That's not like you. Are you sure you're really not some alien in disguised?"

The CEO groaned annoyed. "Look I came to see if my hard earned cash was being put to use."

It was Joey who gave a 'Yeah right, you were worried too' look at him. "Those scientists are still at it from last we heard, Kaiba." said Joey with a sigh. Kaiba glance over at the comatose Yami.

Yugi watched the CEO's antics. "Kaiba, we have to believe that they will come up with a cure."

Kaiba was silent on this. The teen millionaire thought of his past with the famed duelist. The pharaoh's smirk still stuck in his mind when ever he had beaten him in a duel. His dueling abilities and cracks of hocus pocus of ancient Egypt. He glance over at the comatose pharaoh again. Why did this have to happen to him of all people? Kaiba thought If he don't live no one, not even me can take away his title! His ego suddenly swelled as he prayed for the pharaoh to live.

"Ahhh Kaiba?" Joey started "Ya okay?" The CEO jumped in a skittish manner. "What's da matter with ya Kaiba?"

Kaiba blinked as he tried to calm down. "I, Uhm nothing, I'm just going to have to uhm make sure that Yami is getting better care than this."

Yugi, Joey and the others looked confused. "What you mean, Kaiba?" Yugi asked.

Seto looked down at his feet as he spoke in the tone of a whisper. "I want him to get better quicker, this is ridiculous."

"Say that again, Kaiba." Joey started "We didn't quite get that."

"Mutt, I want him to get better." he stated.

Joey put on a smile. "Why didn't ya say that in the first place, Kaiba?" he said.

Kaiba smiled nervously. "Because I am stoic that is why."

"So how are you going to help, Kaiba?" Tristan asked.

"Well I was going to call and give those scientists a little chat and see what the hold up is." He stated sarcastically.

"Can you, please Kaiba?" Yugi said, his hand hasn't left Yami's.

The CEO's cobalt eyes landed on those of Yugi's wide child like. "I will."

Yugi smiled gratefully at Kaiba. "Thank you Kaiba."

"NO problem Mutou." Kaiba said, flashing his trademark smirk.

"Interesting that you had a change in attitude, Kaiba." said Anzu.

Kaiba sighed as he smirked. "Not really."

"Ya think ya can convince the scientists can work faster, Kaiba?" Joey asked.

"Maybe." Yugi watched as he subconsciously gently rub Yami's weak hand with his.

"Please wake up Yami, please." Yugi prayed and hoped. Hoped that he would wake up and everything would be fine, just like always. This didn't happen to someone like Yami. The almighty Pharaoh never lost a battle and would never lie down on the job. Yugi careless Yami's check, tears running down the small teen's cheeks.

At that moment a nurse came in. "Okay kids, sorry but visiting hours are over." she said to the group.

"Yugi, we've got to go now. Do you want us to stay with you?" asked Anzu as Seto, and Tristan began to leave. Yugi slowly looks over at his comatose pharaoh. "Yugi? Do you want us to stay here with you?" Anzu was a bit worried as she said this. Yugi nodded weakly. Anzu smiled and went over and hugged Yugi. "It'll be okay Yugi. It's in God's hands now. If we keep hoping for him and praying, I know he'll snap out of this."

"I'm with Anzu on this one, Yuge." said Joey. Yugi nodded weakly again.

Anzu smiled and hugged him a bit tighter. "Remember, we're always here for you okay?" she whispered so only he could hear. Yugi just nodded again.

"Hey Nurse, if it's alright, we'd like to stay the night with our buddy here."

"If it's alright with Mr. Mouto." said the nurse as she looked over at Yugi. Yugi kept unconsciously caressing Yami's cheek and nodded weakly. "Okay you may stay then." the nurse said. The nurse came back a few minutes later with some blankets, "I could use some help getting some extra beds." Joey nodded and went to help while Anzu stayed with Yugi. After about thirty minutes, there were three cots in the room with pillows and blankets. "Goodnight kids. The rest of the patients are sleeping so try and keep it down okay?" They nodded. The nurse left with a smile.

"I got a bed for ya Yuge. Just in case." Yugi just nodded again.

Anzu yawned. "Excuse me," she said blushing.

"C'mon Yuge. Ya gotta be tired." Joey tried to get Yugi to go lay down, but with no avail.

"Joey just let Yugi be." said Anzu "He will go to bed when he feels like it."

"But the poor guy's been up most nights. He needs to take care of 'imself too."

"I know, but...Yugi, would all right if Joey and me took turns watching him? Then maybe you could get some sleep okay?" Yugi looks sadly at his comatose pharaoh still. "You don't have to leave him if you don't want to. We're just worried about you okay?" Anzu said as she ruffled his hair in a playful gesture. Anzu yawned again. "Excuse me. I must be tired. Goodnight Yugi. Try and get some sleep okay?" Anzu said as she got comfortable on one of the cots. Joey got into bed too, but he laid there and watched Yugi. Anzu fell right asleep.

"Yuge, I'm sure Yami's going to fine." Joey said "He's a fighter." Yugi didn't respond at all. He just kept sitting there. Joey could tell it was getting harder for Yugi to stay awake though. Yugi kept trying to fight it, but you could tell. "Yuge, take a rest and let me take over."

"But I...want him to know I'm right here. I...don't want to leave him. I can't..."

"Yuge, I'm sure he knows." Yugi stared solemnly at Yami. "Yuge, ya gotta snap outta this. He wouldn't want you to be losin' sleep like this, worryin' about him."

"But..."

"Yugi, he'd want ya to be takin' care of yourself. I know he knows that yer there. Just bein' here in the same room is enough. I'm sure he wouldn't be too happy knowin' ya worried yerself sick."

Yugi slowly looked back at Yami. "You don't understand..." Yugi said slowly "Long before this happened I had an awful dream... In my dream Yami was dyeing with no clear reason and I came to him too late..."

"Yuge, why didn't ya tell us it was worryin' ya that badly?" Joey said, irritation in his voice "Don't think like that. He ain't gonna die. He'll pull through. This is the Pharaoh we're talkin' about."

"But Joey..."

"Forget that dream Yuge. Them doctor's will find a way. Speaking of which, I wonder how Kaiba's been getting along with them?"

- - -

Meanwhile, at Kaiba's mansion, Kaiba was yelling at the phone. "How dare you! What am I donating this money to you for, donuts!"

"Please sir, we're going as fast as our scientific technological advances will allow."

"My own scientists can work faster then you! Someone I know is losing his life cause of how slow you are!"

"Mr. Kaiba sir..."

Another scientist came on the phone. "Excuse me sir, but we've come up with some theories. One is rather close actually. If you want to know..."

"Well what are you waiting for?"

"We've been experimenting with different formulas that increase the antibodies in the Immune System. One of them has produce a significant amount and we believe it is the closest one we have to a cure."

"That dose sounds promising, so what's the hold up?"

"Well, there was one final test we wanted to do. We want to make sure his body won't reject it."

"Meaning?"

"Well, in any case that foreign cells enter the body...there is a possibility that the body will reject it. I. E. an new organ or blood transfusions and etc. We need a little more time to run the final test."

"I see." said Kaiba. His mind begin to wonder to the sight he saw the Pharaoh was in that day.

"So, will you please give us just a little more time Mr. Kaiba?"

Kaiba sighed. "Fine." The scientist hung up the phone. Kaiba sighed heavily as he lean back on his chair.

- - -

Meanwhile the scientists were working on hard. "We've got to hurry with that formula. Begin the final test as soon as possible. It needs to be perfected for use by tomorrow night."

- - -

Back at the hospital, Yugi kept dosing off as Joey kept watch from the bed/cot. Finally sleep overcame him and he fell limp in the chair, his hand slipping down to where it was loosely resting on Yami's chest. Joey smiled and went and covered Yugi up with some blankets. He then went back to bed and fell asleep, tired from staying up and watching Yugi.