Okay! Back with chapter four of this strange and very odd fanfic of mine! Actually, I have been getting into a lot of angsty stuff lately and I've also have a huge obsession with Rosario Vampire and for some reason I want to draw a female Yami biting Kaiba's neck. LOLS! Knowing me though, I would! And forgive me for the spelling mistakes in chapter two, I wrote that one late at night, which is not my best time to write.

But anyway, I can't wait until the twentieth because that's when Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's comes out onto the CW 4Kids here! Also… against my will and soul… I actually started watching… GX… I know! I said that I can't stand that show but I actually like Judai and Johan and their dark sides and Yubel… (Runs off in shame for liking something she always bitches about)

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I am terribly sorry for being a spaz. So anyway, let's get this over with.

On with the fic!

Flashback and phone

Bottled Up Gods

Chapter Four: An Unbreakable Lock

Kaiba drove down the highway toward his mansion outside of town. He sighed as he looked at the sickly boy in the seat next to him. What kinda place was Yami living in anyway, his house was horrible, he was separated from his brother, he has his mother's blood in a bottle, and he doesn't call his father anything but his name.

Yami was so different now, much different then when they first met…

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It was the first day of middle school and all the sixth graders were ready for their first day. Kaiba, however, was not. He was home schooled up until now and he was not sure if this would work. He was on a whole other level in education, he was even taking college classes online and yet he was only going to school thanks to his little brother.

He sighed and walked into his class and spotted a small group of kids. One was a blond, and then there were two brunets and a tri-colored haired boy. They were all laughing and talking to one another. He frowned and took a seat in a corner and noticed the door open and he saw a small group.

There was a tall boy with blond hair and violet eyes, a small boy with two shades of brown in his hair, another boy with either dark blue or black hair that had orange lightning bolt hair running through it, and a boy with tri-colored hair and the most magnificent colored eyes he had ever seen.

Kaiba had never seen anyone with red eyes before.

The red-eyed boy blinked and looked over at him and walked over. "Hi, what's your name?"

"Seto Kaiba…" He answered, raising an eyebrow. The other blinked again.

"Kaiba? As in "Kaiba Corp." Kaiba? WOW! My name is Yami Mouto! Say, do you know how to duel?" Kaiba smirked at this.

"Who doesn't? How about you and I duel at lunch Yami? I'd love to see if you can take on the duelist who was crowned king by the creator of the card game."

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The two dueled and sadly Kaiba lost.

And he was not happy.

"How the hell did you beat me like that!? I have never lost at any game I've played! How can someone like you beat me?!" He glared at Yami who just looked at him, hurt was in his eyes.

"I'm sorry I'm just really good at games… I've never been beaten before either and…"

Kaiba slammed his hand down on the table and turned to leave, but not before speaking. "Listen Mouto, I will one day beat you and reclaim my title. Don't you get use to it; I will be the king once again."

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With a sigh, Kaiba came up to the mansion and parked. He got out and grabbed Yami, taking him into the building and up to his room. He was surprised on how light Yami was and it frightened him a bit.

He placed Yami on the bed and noticed how hot and sweaty he was, this wasn't good at all. That meant his fever was getting higher. The CEO removed Yami's jacket and blinked when he saw the marks on his arms, some looked even darker then the ones from the other day. His wrist and arms were covered in scars, scratches, and bruises.

He bit his lip and then started to unbutton his shirt, noticing that there was a belted tank top underneath. "Yami… no wonder you're sweating like this…" He cursed under his breath as he tried to undo the strange tank top, that to him it seemed like a chastity belt, and at what he saw next, it proved Kaiba's point.

Yami's chest was almost black and blue. There were scratches and scars all over that were mixed in with the large bruises. Dried blood was still present on the darkened flesh and Kaiba could even see bite marks near his shoulders. His stomach was thin and Kaiba could even see a few ribs. Yami was so sick looking that Kaiba's normally cold face was cracking with fear, worry, anger, and curiosity.

Who did this to him?

With a sigh and a growl, Kaiba moved away from Yami and went into his closet. He pulled out a thin white shirt that was going to be very big on Yami, but it would be more comfortable and much cooler then what Yami had been wearing before. He placed the shirt on the bed and walked into the bathroom; wetting a washrag and coming back in to find Yami moving.

"Hmm…" Yami moaned as he tried to sit up but hissed when pain was sent up his spine. He looked down to notice that he was shirtless and that someone was looking at him, and that person was Kaiba.

"Ah! Kaiba?! How…?!"

Yami was silenced by a hand. Kaiba lowered his hand and handed Yami the damp wash cloth. "You are here because you told me to bring you, but you passed out on me. When I brought you here, your fever was extremely high and you were sweating in pain. I had to remove your shirt before you died of suffocation, and I really wasn't expecting the wounds but I am a gentleman of secrets and I will not tell a soul of what I have seen. And you don't have to explain if you don't want to."

The red-eyed boy looked at him; all he could see was honesty in Kaiba's eyes, and maybe a bit of worry. Taking the rag, Yami began to clean the blood off, the cold water felt good. He sighed softly as he handed it back to Kaiba.

"Thanks Kaiba, but remember, you tell a soul of what you have seen, and I will kill you." A dark look covered Yami's features as he looked at Kaiba.

Blinking, Kaiba was shocked by his harsh tone of voice and cold looked that could rival that of his own. "I told you, I am a gentleman of secrets." He replied simply. He saw that Yami still had dark rings around his eyes, making it look like he was hit. He slowly reached out and placed the back of his hand to Yami's forehead.

"You're still burning up, I want you to lie down and rest for a bit. I'll get a cold rag to bring down the fever. If you need me, I'll be in the room to the left of this one; I have to get some work done." Kaiba went into the bathroom and got the rag wet again and then placed it on Yami's head and got the shirt on him.

Yami watched Kaiba leave the room a moment later and once he knew Kaiba was gone, he pulled out his phone and looked up a number on his caller ID.

The phone rang as Yusei worked on a motor. "Damnit! Why does it always ring when I'm busy…" He picked up his cell phone. "This better be good."

"Shove it Crab Head…" The blue-eyed mechanic blinked when he heard Yami's voice.

"Yami? My God, you sound horrible!"

"I'm sick stupid… I called to tell you I won't be home until tomorrow night."

"Jeez, how did you manage to get sick… and where are you?"

"At Kaiba's place…"

"…"

"Yusei?"

"WHAT?! YOU'RE AT KAIBA'S PLACE?!" Yusei screamed into the phone, Yami was not one to go with Kaiba; they were rivals for God's sake!

"When I get back to school, remind me to beat you shitless with your wrench you fucker…" Yami growled before speaking again. "Look, the only reason I'm here is because I fainted from being sick and he was going to take me home and I said no. And then Kaiba wanted to take me to his places or Yugi's and I can't go to Yugi's because of the wounds and I don't want to worry him."

Yusei nodded, though Yami couldn't see it, and he sighed. "I see, just don't let Kaiba know ANYTHING about your wounds."

"He already saw…"

"Oh so he saw… WHAT?!"

"STOP SCREAMING! You're making my headache worse then it already is! And he only saw the chest area because he was trying to remove my shirt."

"…"

"What?"

"Aww… Kaiba wanted to check you out."

"Go to hell Crab butt! And he only saw because he was trying to remove my clothing because I was suffocating from over sweating from my fever."

"Alright, alright Spiky. But you didn't tell him why you had those did you?"

"No, I threatened him and he said that he would keep the wounds a secret."

"Good, because if you don't kill him if he tells…" Yusei slammed his fist into the countertop. "I will. I never want anyone to know about that until the time is right Yami, you're like a brother to me and I don't want you in more pain then you already are, okay?"

"I know Yusei, thanks. I'm going to try and get some sleep right now. Talk to you later."

"Yep, try and get better, see ya." Yusei hung up and then let out a loud moan as he held his hand. "Shit! I over did it again!" He growled and then sighed. "But… if Yami is willing to trust Kaiba… then maybe he will open up more and finally stop Hiro from what he's doing…"

Several hours later Kaiba came back in the room and placed a hand to the sleeping Yami's head. 'Good, the fever has gone down…' And then Kaiba noticed it, how relaxed Yami looked.

Normally, Yami kept a stern face, like he was hiding something from everyone and everything. The only time the façade was broken was when he was with Yugi or with his small group. But he also noticed that there was a bruise on the side of Yami's head, he had not seen it before thanks to the smaller boy's bangs. "Now how did you get that…?"

He sighed, Yami was like a lock. If you don't have the key or the combination, you are going to have to pick it. And Kaiba really wanted to do that since he was actually worried about Yami. They had know one another since they were twelve and for awhile Yami seemed fine, and then when he was fourteen he and Yugi were not seen for a week and Yami came back with a mask over his face.

He became quiet and secluded, only speaking to those he knew and trusted. He rarely dueled or played games anymore and he dropped out of PE due to some medical issue or something he told the teacher. Yami even went as far as smoking, which Kaiba had just found out. Kaiba had also noticed Yami would look so worn out that he could almost faint at any moment, and his hands shook to the point that at one time while they were taking a test, Yami's pencil went flying out of his hand and hit the floor twelve feet away.

Yami was a nervous wreak with so many dark secrets that he was even starting to worry his own twin. What was wrong with Yami? Kaiba needed to find out soon or he might end up losing the boy for good.

TBC

It's a little short but I wanted to establish a bit of emotion between Yami and Kaiba and the friendship that Yami and Yusei have as well. I should point out that Yusei is a major character in this because, if you notice, he seems a lot like Yami. He will do anything to protect those he cares about and Yami is his best friend in this story so they have a strong bound that is like a brother's bound.

Now, about Kaiba, he is actually really worried about Yami because, well, you would be too when the closest thing to a friend that you have is really sick and in pain, you would be worried too. Kaiba also has slight feelings for Yami but it won't show up to the point of admitting the feelings to Yami's face for a while.

Next chapter: Yami goes back to school, but two days after he was suppose to. And Kaiba speaks to Yusei to try and get some info.

Please review my lovely readers!

I have my reasons for the flashback; there are a lot of plot points in there.