Thank you all for your kind reviews. And a special thanks to lily who was the first reviewer for two chapters in a row! YAY! Anyway. This is another fast update because again I typed this chapter in three hours. So I'm rewarding my happiness to all of you faithful people.

Warnings: Mentioning of all of Kaiba's injuries including the rape. Nothing graphic.

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Chapter Seven

Jou ran quickly through the hallways of the hospital with Mokuba right at his heels. He ignored all the nurses yelling at them to stop running in the hospital. He skidded around the corners and entered into the elevator. They received a call this afternoon, informing them that two hikers from America found Kaiba. Mokuba insisted on seeing his brother first before he talked to the two hikers. He trusted that they were good people, and that they weren't accidentally mistaken Kaiba for someone else. On the way to the hospital they dropped Omi and half their guards off with Yugi. They wanted to be sure that he was protected and didn't want the boy hanging around the hospital, especially since they didn't know how long they would be there waiting to see Kaiba. Yugi didn't mind watching the child.

The elevator opened, and the two ran down the hallway and turned right. They managed to get to their location just in time to see Kaiba disappearing into a room, but not soon enough to get a good look to make sure it was him. Jou pressed his hands against the window of the door and looked inside. They were preparing him for surgery. "Sirs, I don't know how you managed to get all the way in here, but you can't be here."

"Has it been confirm that that person is Seto Kaiba?"

The young blonde woman smiled and looked at Mokuba, finally recognizing him. "Yes. It's defiantly him. Now, if you follow me to the waiting area, I'll let the doctors know that you are here, Mr. Kaiba." Jou placed his hand on Mokuba's shoulder and walked in the direction that the nurse was leading them. He silently breathed a sigh of relief knowing that Kaiba was finally back with them and safe. The nurse led them to a private room with a television in the upper corner and several chairs lining the wall. He treated the two special only because Kaiba Corp. was their largest benefactor, and the fact that it was going to be a long time before they got to see Kaiba. She didn't want them being harassed by other people waiting or even the press getting in. "They just started surgery a few minutes ago. It's going to be a long time. Please make yourselves comfortable, and if you need anything please come to the nurse's station."

"Thank you," Jou mumbled as he sat down on one of the chairs. Mokuba paced back and forth, clenching his cell phone tightly in his fist. He half expected the board members to call, but thus far everything remained silent. He worried about what the company was planning now knowing that Kaiba was found alive. He feared that they would still find a way to remove Kaiba from his position. That was something that he would never let happen. Then there was the other half of his worry. He didn't know anything about Kaiba's condition. All he knew was that the damage was severe, and he was in desperate need of surgery which they were trying to hold off on because of his dehydration and malnutrition. Apparently they couldn't hold off any longer. He glanced at Jou who stared out the window. Mokuba never told him that he caught his silent love confession to the window. He felt horrible for the blond. This would be the ultimate test to how much they cared about each other. Would his brother be mentally strong enough not to push Jou away, or would he not want to see Jou?

Jou shifted his gaze from the window to Mokuba and held out his hand. "Come here, Mokuba. You need to sit down." Mokuba accept his gesture and sat down beside Jou. The blond wrapped his arm around his shoulders and pulled him close. He rested his head in Mokuba's thick black hair. "He's strong. He made it this far. He won't give up. He'll be that annoying older brother again before you know it."

Mokuba smiled and wrapped his arms around Jou. He loved the compassion and thought it would be nice to have Jou as an older brother as well. "Do you love, Seto," Mokuba whispered, wondering if Jou would confess it to him.

"I do." The phrase was so quiet and filled with love.

Mokuba smiled. "He does to."

"I know he loves Seto."

Mokuba laughed and playfully punched Jou's arm. "No silly. He loves you."

Jou sighed and glanced up at the ceiling. "You probably don't want to hear this but the day we were kidnapped he looked and smelt like heaven. If it weren't for his taunts, I would have been standing there staring at him with drool rolling off my lips."

Mokuba laughed again. "He picked everything out with you in mind. I couldn't figure out what he was doing because we kept stopping at every clothing store on the way home the night before. I actually snuck a look at his schedule to see why he was doing that. I saw your name on it, but there wasn't anyone else that he would go through all that work for. That's when I realized his feelings."

"That would explain his caring personality while we were captured. I just thought it was him feeling guilty for getting me involved."

"He only shows that personality to people he loves. You're very lucky, Jou." Mokuba sighed heavily and glanced at the door. "I just hope that whatever they did to him wasn't enough to make that personality vanish."

Jou rubbed Mokuba's back and leaned further into the chair. "I told you. He's strong. He'll make it through all of this. You'll see."

Mokuba smiled softly and titled his head back until it rested on the wall. The room was extremely quiet as if the nurses weren't walking by. Hours flew by like minutes. Mokuba drifted to sleep as Jou wrapped his arm around the teenager and cuddled him close even with the arms separating their chairs. It wasn't long before he too fell asleep. The sun set a long time ago and there was blackness outside. Jou didn't bother to get up and turn the light on.

A few hours later, Jou woke and shifted his head to stare at someone standing in the doorway. The two didn't say anything at first. Jou's mind was fuzzy, and he thought the tall burnet was Kaiba at first. The doctor cleared his throat. "Do you wish for me to come back later?" he whispered.

Jou shook his head. "Mokuba," he whispered. "The doctor is here."

The teenager jerked up and stared at the doctor in the doorway. He pushed the light switch on and approached the two who's eyes were adjusting to the light. Words remained trapped in Mokuba's throat. He didn't know if he wanted the answers to his questions. The doctor sat down on the chair he moved directly across from them and balanced the chart on his lap. "My name is Doctor Kai. First off. He's going to be fine. Mr. Kaiba is resting comfortably now. That's what I want you to remember. The damaged done to his body was severe. He's going to make it through," the doctor added at the end to make sure that the two knew that no matter what he said Kaiba was going to get it through it physically at least. "Mr. Kaiba, do you give permission to discuss the information about your brother in front of this individual."

Mokuba wet his lips. "Yes. Jou is like family. And, please, don't call me 'Mr. Kaiba.' Too many people call my brother that. Just call me Mokuba."

"Alright, Mokuba. We're going to start off easy. I don't want to overwhelm you. If it gets too much, just tell me, and we'll continue it later." That statement made the teenager shudder. Jou wrapped his arm around him and held him close. He was determined to show all the support he could. "Okay. He has small cuts and bruises in various parts of his body. They have been cleaned and treated. The bullet wound on his leg was treated by his captors. It's healing nicely and the bullet was removed. His right leg is broken along with his left arm and almost every finger in his left hand. Those have all been set, and he has casts on them. He'll need to do some physical therapy after the bones have been healed, but he won't lose the ability to walk or do anything in with his left arm."

The doctor flipped through the chart. "He has a severe concussion but thankfully there is no swelling in his brain. His ribs are bruised. We thought they might be broken or fractured but the x-rays came back negative. He was kicked repeatedly in the chest and head, judging by the different bruises. Like I said, thankfully there wasn't anymore severe damage. There's odd shapes craved into his back, but they were already healed and none of them had infections. With your permission, we would like to photograph them and give them to the police. Maybe the shapes are a clue to who did this to him."

Mokuba nodded. "Whatever you need to do for the police is fine. Just don't have them waiting for him to wake up to make a statement. I will be the one to determined when he's ready to talk to the police."

"Very well. His left shoulder looked like it took some damage several days ago."

"It was dislocated. I popped it back in place," Jou said quickly.

The doctor nodded. "There was a little damage done to the nerves, but they are healing fine. He has extremely dehydration and malnutrition. We have several bags of vitamins and liquids going into his body. When you see him, it'll look like a lot is hooked to him, but don't worry. Once his body has enough to continue to produce everything on it's own, most of those wires and bags will go away. That's all the easy things. I have some disturbing news. Just keep remembering that he's alive, and he'll make it through."

Mokuba squeezed tightly onto Jou's hand. Jou attempted to swallow the lump in his throat as his stomach plummeted. "There are signs that Mr. Kaiba has been repeatedly raped."

"What?" Mokuba gasped, tears rolling down his cheeks. Jou glanced away for a second, attempting to get his strength back. He held tightly onto Mokuba. He didn't know what to say to the teenager to make this news any easier to take.

After a few minutes the doctor continued. "He was torn badly and needed surgery to stop the bleeding. We managed to recover some semen samples and sent them to the lab. We also sent some of his blood to the lab. We're going to test for every STD we know. His throat is red and there was dried blood in the back of it. There are no marks on his groin. We've come to the conclusion that he was orally abused as well, but that cannot be confirmed until we talk to him."

Mokuba was sobbing hysterically. Jou wasn't sure if he heard all of it, but he wrapped his arms completely around Mokuba and pulled him out of the chair and into his lap. The raven-haired teenager clung tightly to Jou's neck. Jou rocked him back and forth. "When can we see him?" Jou asked.

"Whenever you're ready. I warned you again. It might be a little scary with him hooked up to so many things. His pale and there are bruises all over his skin. We have him heavily sedated. We'll keep him that way for a few days until the trauma done to his body has started to heal. He is in room 305. Turn right outside of the door, and it's down at the end by the window. He has a private room so there's an empty bed beside him. I figured you wouldn't want anyone in there with him with how famous you two are. If there is anything you need, either ask the nurse's station, or you can call me." The doctor handed Jou his business card.

"Thank you," Jou mumbled, watching the doctor leave. He continued to hold Mokuba while he sobbed. Guilt ran through his veins. He should have went back for Kaiba. He should have risk being captured again by those men just to save Kaiba from everything he went through, but that wouldn't have guaranteed that they would have left Kaiba alone.

Once Mokuba's sobbing slowed, Jou moved him away from his neck and placed their foreheads together. "Are you okay now?" Mokuba nodded. "Good. You're going to need to show him strength. It's time for you to be the older brother and support him. You haven't given up on him yet. Don't do it now. Show him that strength you had during that press conference and those days you fought the board members. Can you do that?"

"I think so," Mokuba whispered.

"I know you can." He gently placed Mokuba down on the ground. "I'll be right beside you the whole time."

"Thank you, Jou." Mokuba grabbed Jou's hand and walked down the hallway with him not caring what it would have looked like.

The first initial shock of seeing Kaiba caused Mokuba to gasp. He looked so pale and on the verge of death with all those tubes and wires. The only thing that kept him from thinking that was the monitor measuring his heartbeat. The line made waves across the screen with each heartbeat. Mokuba pulled a chair up to the right side of Kaiba and stared down at his hand. He wanted to hold his brother, but he wasn't sure if he should touch him. "You can hold his hand. That device on his finger is monitoring his heartbeat. There are no injuries to it. You can talk to him too. He can hear you even though he can't respond. Isn't that right, Kaiba?" Jou watched as Mokuba's shaky hand wrapped around Kaiba's.

"He's so cold."

"Don't worry. He'll get his warmth back. You had your brother worried sick about you. You kept your promise. I'm sorry I couldn't keep mine." Jou brushed a few strands from Kaiba's face. The bruises that marred his body clashed with his pale skin.

"What promise?"

"I promised to come back for him, and he promised to stay alive. He stayed alive, but I never made it back to save him."

"You're here now aren't you? Just because you didn't find him doesn't mean you didn't try. If our security couldn't even find him, what could you have possibly done? He knows that."

Jou smiled and pulled a chair over to sit at the foot of the bed since there wasn't much room to sit next to Mokuba. The two spent the quiet early morning hour in silence. Each in their own thoughts. Several hours later, Mokuba was asleep again in the chair. Jou gently picked him up and tucked him into the other bed before walking over to the chair that Mokuba was sitting in. He gently took Kaiba's hand in his own.

A few minutes went by and a quick glance to the door, Jou began to speak to the sleeping man. "I never thought you would let me meet with you. I half expected to receive a phone call from your secretary cancelling our appointment. When she didn't, butterflies formed a nest in my stomach. Days went by, and I didn't know what I was going to say to you. I didn't know if I was going to tell you the complete truth or just confess my feelings. When I arrived late at your office, I started to lose my nerve to tell you. I took one look at you, and I fell in love all over again. You were gorgeous, standing there in your black slacks and that white shirt that must have had some blue to it. Your eyes shined brighter and with more fire than I've ever remembered. The sun from the window shined through your hair, making it look like you had glitter in it. I could smell the cologne you were wearing from the doorway. You were perfect, and I was at a lose for words. If it weren't for you taunting me, I wouldn't have be able to respond to you."

Jou smiled and chuckled to himself. He calmed down and looked directly at Kaiba's closed eyes. "Maybe I should practice this. When you wake up, I'm going to do it all over again for you. I was on the verge of death from one of my father's many beatings when I realized that I didn't want to die without say this to you. Seto Kaiba, owner of my heart, I love you more than I've ever loved anyone. You were the reason I didn't give up that day. Even though when I woke back up in the hospital Yugi was by my side instead of you, I knew that at that moment I was going to tell you my feelings. So you make a complete recovery because I still haven't told you how much I love you." Jou smiled. "Sound good? Maybe I should write that down so I don't forget it." Jou chuckled to himself and kissed Kaiba's hand. Mokuba smiled from his bed. When he heard Jou talking, he thought nothing of it and was about to go back to sleep until he realized that it was him practicing his love confession. It was too sweet and loving for Mokuba just to fall back to sleep. He curled up and pulled the blankets up to his nose. Jou cared with all his heart for his brother. With a smile still on his face, Mokuba fell back to sleep.

Days went by and Kaiba still hadn't opened his eyes even though the doctor finally stopped giving him a sedative. Jou chewed on the bottom of his lip, concerned that there was something else wrong with Kaiba. Could he be hiding in the back of his mind and didn't want to come out? Jou paced the room again. Mokuba just went to bring them back food. He stepped over the two suitcases that Roland dropped off to them. The two didn't plan on leaving the room until Kaiba opened his eyes. They took turns watching over the burnet man. Jou ran his fingers down Kaiba's right arm and sat down in the chair. The CEO was gaining back his color and the bruises were disappearing. Doctor Kai informed him that his bones were healing nicely. He too was concerned that Kaiba hadn't woke up yet and sent him down for an MRI just to be certain that there still wasn't any swelling in his brain. Once the test came back negative, he confessed that it might be Kaiba's mental state that was keeping him asleep. Mokuba eventually met with the two hikers that found Kaiba. Even though they refused the reward, the teenager managed to talk them into taking something. With his extreme gratitude, he paid for their extended vacation and offered one of his drivers to take them to the best places around Japan.

Each of the two took turns talking to Kaiba, attempting to coax him out of the world he put his mind in. Mokuba returned a few minutes later with their dinner, and they both ate quietly on the bed. Tonight was Jou's turn to stay awake while Mokuba went to sleep. Then in the morning Jou would go to sleep and Mokuba would sit up with Kaiba. Fatigue was already eating away at the two men, but they continued to ignored it, determined that one of them would be there for Kaiba when he awoke. They played a game of duel monsters before Mokuba yawned. "Bed time for you, kiddo."

Mokuba chuckled and slid under the covers as Jou cleaned up the cards. He held out "Green Eggs and Ham" to Jou. "Read me a bedtime story."

Jou took the book and batted it over Mokuba's head. "You are way to old for this story. Where did you get this?"

"At the gift shop. I thought it would make you laugh."

Jou laughed and put the book down on the table. "It would make Kaiba laugh more. He's grumpy Sam I am that won't eat them in a box with a fox because he doesn't try anything new much less go into anyone's house that isn't as glamorous as his."

Mokuba was in tears laughing so hard. "You didn't even have to look at the book to do that!"

"It was my sister's favorite story. Every night when we were kids she wanted me to read that. Get some sleep, Mokuba." Jou kissed his forehead out of habit and walked over to take his seat beside Kaiba. He completely missed the small smile that formed on Kaiba's lips for a mere second. Mokuba watched Jou for a few minutes before sleep overcame him.

Jou stayed awake for hours before he felt his eyelids becoming heavy. He fought it for awhile, getting up to pace around the room again, but none of it matter. The second he sat back down, his head found a nice comfortable spot beside Kaiba's hand. He didn't know what woke him up, but he felt gentle fingers running through his hair. He loved the feeling and found his head titling in the direction that it was coming from. "Wake up, Jou," a soft voice cracked.

Jou lifted his eyes and stared up at the soft sapphires eyes looking down at him. Jou smiled. "Good morning, sleeping beauty. How long have you been trying to get my attention?"

Kaiba wet his dry lips. "Not long. Thirsty."

Jou got up and got some water from his bottle. He placed his hand gently behind Kaiba's head and lifted it while he tilted the water to Kaiba's lips. He slowly allowed the water to fall pass Kaiba's chapped lips. "Feel better?"

Kaiba cleared his throat and nodded his head. It felt wonderful to finally have clean water and to be lying in a soft bed. "Thank you for saving me," Kaiba whispered.

Shock ran through his body. Kaiba thought that Jou saved him. "Kaiba, I didn't rescue you. The blond man was an American hiker." Kaiba frowned. He remembered the voice didn't sound the same and now it was making sense. "I'm sorry, Kaiba. I couldn't make it back to save you."

Kaiba glanced up and held his hand out to Jou. The hurt look on the blond's face broke his heart. "It's okay. Please don't look like that," Kaiba pleaded. Nothing he said would erase the look off Jou's face.

Jou took his hand and held it close. Kaiba pulled on Jou's hand. "What is it?" Jou got up from his chair and leaned close to Kaiba's face. The burnet continued to pull on him until their lips met. Jou was shock and didn't respond at first until Kaiba coax him into the response. Jou became addicted to the taste of Kaiba's lips and didn't care if someone were to walk in and see them kissing. He let Kaiba come up for air several times.

That was the image that Mokuba was greeted with when he opened his eyes. He let the two lovers enjoy themselves until Jou finally backed off and sat back down. That was the last thing he expected Kaiba to do. "I'm Sam I am?" Kaiba asked.

"What?"

"You told Mokuba I'm Sam I am."

Jou laughed. "How long have you been awake?"

"I don't think I was fully awake for that. It felt like I was dreaming, but I could here your voice clearly. Have you been watching over Mokuba this whole time?"

Jou glanced over at the raven-haired teenager to make sure he was still sleeping. "I taped his press conference. You'd be very proud of him. He doesn't need taken care of anymore, Kaiba. Your little brother became a Kaiba while we were gone."

Kaiba chuckled and coughed. "He had the best teacher." Kaiba's eyes shut for a few seconds.

Jou ran his fingers over his hand. "Go back to sleep. I'll let the doctors know that you woke up." The blond watched Kaiba fall back into a peacefully sleep. He felt better knowing that he woke up and knew that he was on the road to recovering.

Mokuba moved over to Jou and placed his hand on his shoulder. "I'll take over. Get some rest, Jou. I'm glad he's awake." Jou smiled, knowing that Mokuba had been awake for awhile. He vacated the seat and moved over to the bed. He couldn't deny his tired body anymore. This time when he went to sleep, he knew that he was dreaming sweet dreams.

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One more chapter to go. It'll probably up by next Monday. I don't have a lot of free time for the rest of this week. Thank you all for reading. Please review. I know Kaiba's kiss was spontaneous, but that doesn't mean he's not going to be showing signs of the rape later. Please no flames about that until the end of the next chapter.

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