Sorry this is going to be a short one. I have a horrible headache that won't go away, but I knew earlier this was going to be short. I promise to update quickly. Thank you. It makes me feel so special getting those reviews. Thank you S/Sun you make me feel so great saying something like that. A new Gravitation fic huh? That sounds interesting considering that my first successful fanfic was the Gravitation one. It's quite humorous to think that the only one to ever beat that story was my Prince of Tennis one. We'll see if I could think of a great plot for that. It was either another Gravitation one, or I was going to do Final Fantasy VII with Zack/Cloud or Kingdom Hearts with Cloud/Leon. We'll see as soon as I finish this one. By plan, there should be two more chapters left, but I might add more depending on where I stop this one. Anyway let's get this one started.

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Chapter Five

I awoke the next morning to the quiet chipping of the birds perched outside my French doors. I rolled over on my back, feeling something warm lying beside me. I smiled knowing exactly who it was. "Cold or lonely?" I asked.

"A little of both," Jou whispered.

I flipped over to face him and carefully put my arm around him to pull him close. He smiled and snuggled close to my chest. "Tell me if I'm going too fast."

"This is perfect. Thank you." I ran my fingers up and down his back. He was relaxing more and more by the second. It made me feel special, knowing that Jou was able to relax to my touch. He was able to trust me. Me of all people. I teased him and made sure I didn't take him seriously, but in the end, he trusted me. I'm sure that if Yugi or his other friends were here, he would talk to them.

"Do you want me to contact your friends or your mother and sister?"

"Not yet. I just want to lie here like this for awhile. I don't want my mother to know what my father has been doing. I know she'll blame herself. In fact, I hope she never knows." I could understand how he felt. I never told Mokuba or anyone for that matter what happened to me.

"Can I share something with you that I've never told anyone before?"

"Of course, but why trust me?"

"I should ask the same thing. You're letting me get this close to you." Jou put his head beside my neck.

"I wouldn't think to trust you until recently, but you saved me. That's all I need. Go ahead. I'm listening."

"My mother died giving birth to Mokuba and my father died when I was eight. Our relatives weren't the best in the world. They were selfish and greedy. After several months, with no money left, Mokuba and I were dropped off at an orphanage. I lost all hope that we could stay together because they warned me when we were dropped off that most likely we'd be separated. The average family only wanted one child. I was afraid, but I knew that no matter what I wasn't leaving my brother. I didn't care that we were never adopted. I knew that if I became of age, I could file for independence and take Mokuba away from there. I turned down family after family because they never wanted to take Mokuba as well. He was too young and not as much of a genius as I was. It made me feel horrible, but I knew there was a way to get us out of there. I knew Mokuba was smarter than everyone thought he was."

I kissed the top of Jou's head before continuing. Any form of comfort right about now was making this easier on me. "Then Gozaburo came into my life. I challenged him to a chess match with one outcome that I knew he couldn't resist and I couldn't lose. If I won he would adopt both my brother and I. I wasn't sure why I did this to begin with. I knew that I could beat him, but I also knew that I could help my brother better with someone like Gozaburo as our beneficiary. I didn't know what I was getting myself into."

I cringed from the memories, but pushed myself to go on. Maybe if I told Jou, he'll open up to me. "At first, the tutoring was the only intense thing he was putting me through. Studying nearly twenty-four hours a day. I had no time to play, barely any time to sleep, and at all my meals, he quizzed me on everything I was learning. Mokuba was my steady pole. Every time I would sidetrack or think about running away, he would keep me on the right track. He helped me through everything. He drew a Blue Eyes White Dragon on a piece of paper and tucked it secretly into my book. That gave me the strength to continue on. When I turned fifteen, something happened that I couldn't predict."

I squeezed Jou a little bit tighter. I didn't know if I could continue, but I had to. I had to show Jou that it was okay. That whatever happened to him wasn't his fault and could happen to anyone. "He summoned me to his office. I thought it was going to be another one of his stupid tests, but it was far worse. He started by quizzing me about anatomy. I didn't understand what he meant by all of that. In fact, I couldn't believe half the things he was asking me. I was so naïve. Faster than I could have blinked, he had me pinned to his desk." I swallowed, trying everything in my soul to say the next sentence. I never thought something would be so difficult. I wanted to say it. I needed to say it. Why wouldn't it slip through my lips like everything else I would normally say?

Jou's arms wrapped around me. He knew what I was trying to say. He waited patiently for me to continue. I admired him more and more by the second. "I couldn't remember much after that. All I remembered was the pain. It hurt badly. I could have sworn I bleed for days afterwards. I felt sick and dirty. I couldn't focus on my studies. Mokuba got concerned, but I couldn't say anything to him. I didn't want him to know. I never wanted him to know. It happened again and again for a month straight. Every night he raped me over and over and over again. I never thought I would want revenge so badly in my life. The anger that replaced my sorrow was something I didn't want to happen. That's when I started to plot his demise. I wanted him to feel what it felt like to lose it all. To be pushed into a world where you had nothing left. When I managed to take over the company and he committed suicide, I felt a strange sense of relief, but it didn't help me like I wanted it to."

I didn't notice the tears that were falling until Jou reached up and wiped them from my eyes. "All I could think about was becoming the best. I wanted to be the best CEO for KaibaCorp. I wanted to be the best duelist. The best brother. I thought all was lost again when Yugi gave me my first defeat and Pegasus soon after. I pushed myself and trained my mind looking for a way to defeat Yugi. When he continued to defeat, I finally came to grasps with it all. I didn't have to be the best at everything in order to run a successful company and achieve all my dreams. All I had to be was myself and release all the anger and sorrow. Then I started to yearn for friends. Yugi was the first to let me into your little group after you disappeared. He trusted me enough to try to find you, but I gave up too early. I'm sorry, Jou."

Jou leaned up and kissed my cheek, stopping my rant. "Thank you, Seto. As soon as I can speak those same words, I will tell you my story. I wish I could tell you now and share with you the same pain, but I can't. It hurts too badly to remember everything. I promise. I will tell you when the time comes."

I sat up and looked down at him. "It took me six years to tell one person that. I know how it feels to not be able to say those words."

I was about to say more when my door slammed open. Not even bothering to see who it was, I jumped out of the bed and moved towards the dresser where my gun was. Two arms grabbed me and pulled me away. I could hear Jou struggling beside me, swearing in English and Japanese. One of the hooded men punched him in the face. "Hey!" I shouted, earning myself a punch. I spat the small amount of blood out of my mouth and glared up at them. Two men held me kneeling on the floor while another two held Jou in the same position. I could only imagine the amount of pain he must have been in. He hadn't even healed fully from the incident with his father.

A tall hooded figured moved into the room. "I knew it was only a matter of time before you returned home, Mr. Kaiba," the deep voice sneered.

"Where's my brother?"

"Don't worry about him. If he was on the list he would be dead by now. We have him tied to his bed. Maybe if you corporate, we'll release him."

"What do you want?"

"For you and Mr. Jonouchi to come with us. Come quietly and don't try to escape or leave any sort of warning, and your brother will remain safe."

I didn't have a choice. "Can I change out of these pajamas?"

"Of course not. I know about your trackers in your clothes. We move now." I was pulled to my feet. I wished that I would have never involved Jou in any of this, but I knew that I would never regret saving his life. I just wished I could figure out a way to get him out of this. We moved down to the first floor where they placed dark sheets over our heads and shoved us out of the door. I could feel the interior of a car eventually, and it drove away quickly.

"Did you release my brother?"

"Of course, Mr. Kaiba. I do keep my word. When he wakes up, he'll know you're gone, but he won't know where you went." The man laughed. Something about him disgusted me. We traveled for several hours or at least I thought it was, constantly making turns. This made it difficult for me to keep track of where we were going. They must have known I would try to track myself.

Once stopped, they pulled us out of the car and continued to shove us until we were thrown into a dark, cold cellar and our covers were taken off. My first instinct was to pound against the wooden door that held us in, but I turned and knelt down beside Jou. "Are you okay?"

"I'll be okay. Let's figure out how to get out of here," he said, getting up and walking around the room. He didn't seem scared or hurt. It was like he was in his own world. I walked around in the opposite direction of him, starting first with the door instead of the back of the room. There had to be a way to break the door down even if we had to use physical strength.

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Sorry about the cliffhanger. I promise I'll get the next one out no later than Wednesday. It's going to be a long chapter since it's the second to last chapter. Thank you for reading please review.

Angel Dove