I'm sorry this is delayed. I wanted to have it ready for last week, but I ran into difficulty at work and a huge wave of depression so I couldn't write a single word. But I think I'm okay now. Thank you everyone for your kind reviews and if you like Jou and Kaiba fics I suggest everyone read Lily272's Bodyguard fic. It's wonderful along with her other stories that she's working on. It was a nice way to get me out of my little wave. So thank you Lily. On that note, Let's get this chapter rolling.

Warnings: Language and some violence

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Chapter Three

Kaiba knelt beside the bed. He hated seeing Jou like this. His breathing was irregular and shivers ran through his body. Lightly patting and washing the blood from Jou's face, Kaiba had to keep running back and forth between the bathroom and the bed. The blond slept through Kaiba's gentle touches. Kaiba held up Jou's arm and looked at the cut. He sighed in relief, noticing that the cut wasn't deep and stopped bleeding. He cleaned up his arm before placing the towel back in the bathroom.

The CEO moved around the small room. He tried the door, but it was locked. At least they were in a room that had light and more heat. The leader had Kaiba concerned. He knew enough about computer code to notice what he was doing. He just didn't understand why he need his help. He assumed that Kaiba was only there to get pass the front defenses, but Kaiba knew that the worse of their security was deep within their own system. Maybe the leader needed him for that. Any hacker could get pass the first two walls. He would need to use all of his skills to make it much further, not to mention that he would need to start all over again.

Jou moaned, forcing Kaiba out of his thoughts. He frowned at the perspiration on his skin. Feeling a slight fever, Kaiba walked back in the bathroom for the towel. He wet it with cold water before placing it over Jou's forehead. Kaiba lied down on his side, trying to comfort his wounded, sick friend. Guilt run through the CEO's blood. Even though he couldn't control when or if someone would kidnap him, he regretted getting Jou involved. He curled close to Jou, trying to keep him warm and attempted to break his fever at the same time.

Kaiba knew that they need him healthy if he were to have a chance at hacking into Dimo, but he didn't understand why they did so much damage to Jou. They obviously didn't care if he survived. Kaiba barely heard his name being whispered. "Rest," he softly mumbled. "You have a fever. One of your wounds must be infected."

"You need to get out of here."

"I was thinking the same thing about you. They need me alive. Don't worry about me. You need to get to the hospital."

Jou grunted and closed his eyes. "Who would have thought you cared?" He fell back asleep.

"Only for you and Mokuba," Kaiba whispered, closing his eyes to fall into a light sleep.

Every move Jou made, Kaiba awoke to coax his pain stricken body back to sleep. He changed the towel several times, but Jou's fever didn't break. No one bothered to check on them. No water or food. Kaiba's strength lessened, and he calculated that a day or day and a half had already passed. He wondered if Mokuba was close to finding him. He worried about his younger brother. He was sure the board was forcing him to do things, but knowing Mokuba, he wouldn't bend to them.

The door opened revealing two hooded figures. Kaiba didn't know if they were the same as before, nor did he care. They stood there as if waiting for something. Kaiba sat up. "He has an infection. You need to get him to a hospital. Tell you boss that I'll make a deal."

Jou stirred awake. "Don't you dare make a deal like that."

"Shut it," Kaiba mumbled, but it made no difference. The two guards moved over to their captives. One dragged Jou off the bed who instantly struggled to straighten himself. The other guard grabbed a protesting Kaiba. They pulled the struggling teens back down the stairs and into the computer room where their leader was sitting at the computer.

"I have a deal for you," Kaiba instantly said.

"Kaiba, don't," Jou warned.

"The blond needs a doctor. I'll stay as long as it takes to hack into Dimo if you let Jou go."

The leader spun around in his chair. "No. If I let him go, I know you'll never do what I ask. You don't care about your life, but you do care about his. He'll stay alive long enough. Hack in faster, and you'd be free to take him to the hospital.

Kaiba growled and glanced back at Jou who sat on the ground, obviously too tired to stand. He walked over to the computer and sat down where the leader was sitting. He continued the same path he took yesterday, this time not leaving any traces behind. He was tired of being held here and didn't know how long Jou would last. If there was even the slightest possibility that they would let them go, he was going to take it. Kaiba didn't care about Dimo, he didn't care if they found out it was him. All he wanted was to get Jou to the hospital. His fingers glided rapidly across the keyboard, attempting to move as quickly as his thoughts. Several black screens popped up on the desktop, but Kaiba moved faster through them. For each defense Dimo had, Kaiba had a counter waiting.

Several long hours later, Kaiba broke through the final wall. He rubbed his tired eyes and turned towards his captive. "You're in. Now let us go."

The leader stared up at the screen, delighted that he was now able to access the weapons he wanted. "Take them back up the room."

"What? That's not the deal!" Kaiba shouted, glancing back at Jou who was unconscious again and being picked up by one of the goons. The CEO glared at the man. "You let us go now."

"I need time to double check your work. Last time you left enough traces to lead Dimo back here. If you wouldn't have done that, I would have let you go right away."

"Bullshit. You have no intentions of letting us go" Kaiba attempted to punch him, but the leader grabbed his arm and painfully locked it behind his back.

The CEO struggled to free himself. "If you continue to move like that, I'll be forced to break your shoulder."

"You wouldn't do that. I need two hands to hack into systems."

"I'm sure you can do it one handed." The leader put enough pressure on Kaiba's shoulder to pop it out. Tears stung the corner of his eyes as he bit back the painful groan threatening to release itself from his throat. The leader pushed Kaiba to the awaiting guard. "Make sure he stays put in that room." The guard nodded and pulled Kaiba along the hallway until he was thrown into the room.

Kaiba accidentally tripped over Jou who lied uncomfortably on the floor. He pulled Jou with his arm that he could use. The other one remained dead at his side. With continuous struggle, Kaiba managed to place him in bed. Running his hand over his forehead, Kaiba noticed Jou getting worse. He ran into the bathroom and got the towel with cold water. Once it was on the blond's forehead, Kaiba unwrapped the cut on his arm. It was red around the cut, but thankfully there was no red line tracing his vein to his heart. After wrapping that back up, Kaiba moved over to his bullet wound. The wound had white crust along the stitches. Kaiba moaned. That was the source of his fever.

He searched through the bathroom for anything he could use to get rid of the infection, but found nothing. He even tired to pound his hand on the door for several long minutes shouted that he wanted to be let out, asking for things to help with infections. He demanded everything and anything he could have, but the door did not open, and his voice fell on deaf ears. He gave up and sat beside the bed, curling his legs close to his chest. He feared that Jou wasn't going to make it much longer. They were never going to let them go. "I'm sorry, Jou," Kaiba whispered, not knowing or caring if Jou was awake to hear him. "I never expected someone to get to my office. I never wanted to get you involved in my life. I don't care if you hate me for the rest of your life. I have to figure out a way of getting you out of here."

The door slowly crept open, revealing a very scared boy. Kaiba uncurled his legs and watched as he walked quickly into the room. He dropped the first aid box on the floor and put his finger up to his lips. Understand what he meant he pushed the box under the bed. He nodded and smiled at the child. The boy gave a small smile and ran back out the door, closing it behind him. Grateful that the child knew enough to bring him the first aid kit, Kaiba opened it and smiled at the ointment and the bandages. He knew that the task would be difficult with one hand, but he quickly cleaned the wounds with the alcohol wipes and applied the ointment and new bandages. He hid them under the old wrappings and gently shook Jou awake. "I need you to swallow this. Can you swallow pills dry?"

Jou wet his dry lips and sat slightly up. He winced, and with Kaiba's help, managed to sit up. He took the pill from Kaiba and swallowed it. It took several swallows, but he managed to get it down his dry throat. "How?"

"The boy secretly brought in a first aid kit."

"We need to take that boy with us. I can't image what they would do to him if they found out he was helping us."

"I know that, but my largest concern is you right about now."

Jou glared at him. "I'm fine right about now. Do you have any plans on getting us out."

"No." Kaiba climbed into the bed, hiding the fact that he couldn't move his right arm from the blond. He didn't need him worrying about him like he knew he would. "My eyes are very tired from staring at the screen for hours. I can't even think straight. Give me a second," he lied. The pain in his shoulder was too much and he needed to rest it on the bed for a few minutes in attempt to stop the spasms.

Jou chuckled. "I never thought I'd hear you whine about being tired."

Kaiba rolled his eyes and stared at the door. There was obviously no guards outside if the child was able to sneak in the room. All he would have to do is get the kid to open the door. It couldn't be that easy, could it? Then he could get Jou to escape with the kid first while he made a distraction. That would work, but Jou wouldn't like it. He had to think of backup plans to everything first. He sighed and glanced over at Jou. "I say we rest for a few seconds," Kaiba mumbled. He still needed to figure out how to get Jou to go along with the plan.

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The next chapter should be up on Monday like usual unless I can enter my happy place and finally start writing this quickly like I used to write. I hope everyone is enjoying it right now. The big escape is next chapter, but I'm not telling if it'll work or not. LOL Thank you for reading please review.

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