Seth: Okay, learning more and more about Yugioh has gotten me a little confused. As you said Kodachi, everywhere I go they spell his name "Jounouchi" but I swear in the Japanese anime his name was written "Jyonouchi"… Was it a mistake on their part? I don't know, but since I went ahead and wrote this chapter before reading my reviews, I'll just keep it as it is.
Forever Scarred
Chapter 06
He entered a bit miffed about a group of certain guests he just knew were still in his home. 'That damn dog is so disobedient.' He winced as he took off his jacket and handed it to his doorman. 'The one time I make it home early, I have pests making a loud ruckus and a killer migraine.' He complained, taking a moment to get his act together.
He looked over at one of his maids and beckoned her forth, "Where is Mokuba?" He asked though he already had a suspicion where his younger brother might be.
"He is in the first floor living room on the right entertaining five guests sir." She answered.
Kaiba nodded, "Inform him that I'm here and will be in my bedroom." He commanded and the woman nodded, walking away. 'They might be staying for dinner…' He frowned, "Whatever." He had too bad of a headache to care about them at the moment. As he made it up the flights of stairs he sighed to himself as his cell rang. Looking around he took it out of his pocket and answered, "Kaiba."
"Mr. Kaiba, it's Michen."
Suddenly Kaiba's demeanor became very solid and straight. His face grew grim as he glanced around once more and quickly made it to his room. Locking the door behind him he brought the phone back to his ear, "What is it?"
"I have new information about-" Knock! Knock!
Kaiba turned to the interfering noise of someone at his door. He frowned and narrowed his brows, "Listen, could you tell me this information early tomorrow morning- right now isn't really the best time." He broke in.
"Of course Mr. Kaiba. Tomorrow morning I'll call you with my update." He agreed before hanging up.
Straightening up once more he ignored the heavy pounding in his head and opened the door before another accursed knock could sound. 'What does Mokuba want?' He automatically assumed, but his expression soon frowned in pestered annoyance as no other but Yami stood before him. With an exasperated, overdramatic sigh left his lips, he reluctantly let the other step inside his bedroom. "What is it you want?" He asked grimly, letting his irritation of the enigmatic other show unrestrained.
"I want to know what more you've learned about Jyonouchi." He answered quickly and simply.
He glared heatedly, "I told you what you needed to know. So go back to your little friends and go home, and drive safely. I can handle the small details." He replied with a bitter tone. Yami stood there eyeing him with uncertainty. The tightlipped brunette allowed his disdain for his longtime rival to thicken, "What wrong? Do you not trust me?" He asked, a bit offended by the insinuation.
Yami folded his arms and matched the other's intense gaze with his own, "It's not that I don't trust you it's that I'm uncertain whether or not you should be doing this alone. Kaiba, you made it clear these men were dangerous more so than even you had first figured." He paused to relay his next words carefully. With Kaiba's short fuse the wrong thing could close him up just like that. "I just want to know what more to expect in case-"
"In case I get in over my head? That is what you were thinking, wasn't it?" He asked seeing through whatever sugarcoated response Yami was about to give. "Listen, I know what I'm doing so just butt out." He snarled.
Yami's slight anger towards the arrogant CEO faded as a new subject under the same topic came to him. "He was let out on bail two days ago." He stated in a somber, depressed manner.
"Yes well, I already knew that. Just don't tell Jyonouchi because it would only-" Kaiba froze at the sudden 'guilty' expression which had just found Yamki's face. An unsettling feeling rushed over him.
"Anzu and the others have most likely just told him." Was the simple statement.
Kaiba stared at him stunned in disbelief. The always serious-to-the-point teenager whom he saw as cunning and smart, was pulling a dark joke on him, he had to be. The one he deemed as careful and bright did not just say that Jyou's closest friends were instilling a major bomb like this on him now. It was a joke, a cruel, uncharacteristic joke. "What?" He asked with the confusion and ferocity of an enraged dragon.
Yami swallowed hard sensing the skepticism, the anger in the other's voice. It was the same he held in his own when he told Yugi and the others how hard and how painful this time was for their blonde friend… How any little mention of his Father could send him deeper into dejection. But alas Anzu, Honda and Yugi saw only to enlighten and help their friend. Not seeing so clearly what damage and fear something such as this could infuse.
Kaiba glared so hatefully, so angrily Yami couldn't help but look away defeated. "Idiots." He muttered the one word spoken in utter frustration and resentment. Pushing pass the ashamed crimson-eyed duel champion, he quickly went rushing out the door, climbing down each blasted stair; the feeling inside him welling with shaken anticipation worried of what tearful scene would be played once he entered the living room. Nothing but Jyonouchi was on his mind; he couldn't even hear Yami walking hastily behind him.
"I can't believe this, I just can't believe how dimwitted you all are." He muttered dangerously low and crossly. 'Don't they know anything? This is going to devastate him. What kind of idiotic people would do this to someone?' His emotions were on overdrive. He felt the dire need to save the mutt from impending tragedy, the last thing the blonde needed was something like this to think about and pain over. Right when he was settling down and getting accustomed to his surroundings- he'd found a place to relax and be free- somewhere he could be himself without the undeserved punishment. And now, now he was going to fall back once more upon learning his Father wasn't stuck behind bars any longer.
'Just what are they, they-' His whole body stopped, his thoughts and his heart altogether. Right as he descended the last to second step here came the object of his mind and heart, dashing right passed him and the trailing Yami. Jyonouchi ran by, hands covering face not seeing them at all. His body couldn't move for a good couple of seconds as his thoughts did their best to unscramble. But finally as a group of now regretful teens ran out into the hall and stopped before him. And he snapped; his eyes glazed over in a dark fury that scared even Yami- who had quickly run over by Yugi's side- "I want all of you out now."
They each stared hesitant and half aggrieved by their 'friends' apprehension to the news. "But, Jyonouchi." One of them whispered, Kaiba didn't know which all he knew was he'd seen enough, heard enough of these reckless fools.
"You've done enough to him, so just leave." He bellowed so darkly, so grimly and spitefully. "I want you gone NOW." He commanded, soon after turning and heading up after the now terrified blonde.