Here is chapter two with the introduction of Dr. Choi, Kaiba, and Yugi.

In case you want a good description of Dr. Choi, think of Sulu from Star Trek with David Folly's voice. If you don't know who David Folly is, he is the short guy from Kids in the Hall (a TV show from the 90's that I love) and he played the voice of Flik on Bug's Life.

Warning for this chapter: Not much, just mild cussing along with a bit of shonen-ai

On with the fic!

Little Hands Fit in My Own

Chapter Two

Jou came out of his room, removing his blood covered hoodie after he finally got Yami to stop crying and to just sleep, which was a little difficult since Yami clung to his shirt and didn't want him to leave but when the boy finally slept, Jou got up and walked into his kitchen/ dining room. Picking up the phone from the wall, he dialed one of the few numbers he ever bothered to memorize.

"Hello?" Came the worried voice of Yugi after just two rings.

"Hey Yugi, it's me. Umm… did you know that Yami was out tonight?"

"Yes! Have you seen him?! He left home at five for a walk and now it's almost one and he hasn't returned yet!" Yugi spoke, his words fast and it seemed like he almost tripped over them.

Rolling his eyes, Jou sighed, "Listen Yugi, just shut up for a minute okay, Yami's with me, I found him around eleven thirty when I got off work. He was beaten up really badly and is sleeping off the pain; he's really scared and kept crying. You can come over tomorrow to see him but I'm letting him sleep now." Jou sighed again, leaning against the fridge and feeling the coolness of it against his bare chest.

"Alright… I'm just glad you found him, thank you Jou, I'll see you tomorrow."

"You're welcome, night Yugi." He hung up after Yugi said good bye and just rubbed the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. "Damn…"

He didn't even know Yami had gone missing at all, he was just coming home from working at the 24/7 convenience mart nearby and noticed some punks beating up someone, he never expected that it would be the person he had feelings for.

Sure Jou loved the ladies and thought Mai was really hot, but he had feelings for her like he does with Shizuka, he liked her like a sister and nothing more, but Yami… there was something about the guy that just made him so happy, plus he found the boy attractive.

But he didn't have the guts to tell Yami how he felt, hell, Yami had only been alive for a year and he probably didn't know if he liked guys or girls yet, he just got through his first time in high school, the poor guy was still trying to understand the world as much as he could, he didn't need more things clouding his mind and confusing the hell out of him.

Jou thought back to what happened in the bathroom not too long ago, seeing Yami's horrified face when he realized he didn't look anything like himself and he felt so ashamed, it was heartbreaking… sighing for the umpteenth time, Jou picked up the phone and dialed another number he knew.

The next morning, Yami woke up and tried to sit up, only to groan in pain. "Oh yeah…" The boy mumbled at his stupidity. He remembered the events from last night and it took ever fiber of his being not to cry like a baby again. A bit unsteady on his feet from just waking up, Yami started to walk out of the room, having to pull up the boxers that Jou gave him since they were too big.

'Jou… I need to repay him for everything he's done for me…' Yami smiled softly at the thought of his best friend. Stumbling, he walked down the hall and smelt the delightful scent of eggs and bacon being cooked along with vanilla coffee being brewed. Walking over to the entrance to the kitchen, Yami found Jou in just sweat pants and standing at the stove, cooking a cheese omelet and bacon.

Jou turned when he sensed someone looking at him and saw Yami; he looked like a little kid caught doing something he shouldn't at the moment. There was a soft blush on his face and his now-drooping hair was all over the top of his head and mixed with his golden bangs. The shirt he wore went to about the start of his wrist and one side was slipping off his shoulder.

"Well," He chuckled, "good morning star shine! I was wondering when you would get up, it's almost eight."

Yami blinked and walked over to Jou, trying not to look at the nicely built chest of his friend. "Good morning to you to Jounouchi, what are you making?"

"Cheese omelets, bacon, toast and coffee, and please, call me Jou or Katsuya. No need to say that mouthful of words when addressing me Yami." Jou grinned and gave Yami a plate with some food on it. "Do you want coffee?"

"Sure, with cream, I don't drink it black like Seto does." Yami responded and placed his plate on the set table.

"Bleh, how can he drink that nasty stuff, I guess that's where he get's his nasty attitude." The blond laughed and walked over with his own plate and two coffee mugs.

"Please don't make fun of Aibou's lover… oh no! I forgot to call Aibou last night! He must be so worried…" Yami shot up, slamming his hands on the table as he did, fear showing on his face along with guilt.

Jou placed a hand on top of Yami's and smiled at him. "Don't worry, when you were sleeping, I called Yugi up, and he'll be here later today. I also called my personal doctor to come over and check on your wounds to see if you will be okay."

Yami nodded and then started to eat; enjoying the taste of Jou's cooking and commented that he should be a chef. Jou only laughed and said that he actually wanted to, but he had a long way to go for that. Jou had asked Yami what had happened the night before, Yami said that he didn't want to talk about it and Jou didn't ask anymore on the subject, letting Yami have his privacy.

After breakfast, Jou let Yami get cleaned up in his bathroom and gave him a pair of skater shorts, t-shirt, and a belt for Yami to use since he didn't really have any other clothing that were clean or in good condition.

When Yami left the bathroom, he noticed that there was someone else in the apartment with Jou and he backed up slowly. The man next to the blond was a bit shorter then Jou; he was Chinese and had short, black hair. He smiled over at Yami. "Ah, is this your friend Katsuya?"

"Yeah, come on over Yami, he's not gonna hurt ya." Yami looked at Jou for a moment before cautiously moving over to the blond and standing next to him, not looking at the other man. "Yami, this is my friend Dr. Choi, he took care of me when I got put into the hospital after being electrocuted and beaten up by Hirutani and his gang."

"Nice to meet you Yami." Dr. Choi smiled at Yami and stuck out his hand, but the smaller didn't take it and only mumbled hello.

"I thought you said he was friendly Katsuya." Dr. Choi spoke softly.

Jou frowned and looked at Yami. "I think he's scared Dr. Choi, he did have a really rough night last night after what had happened."

"I guess he might be anti-social for a while. Yami, I need to check out your wounds, if you feel uncomfortable, you can have Katsuya in the room."

Yami didn't like how he was being treated like a child, but if Jou would be in the room, he would be fine. He took the blonde's hand and gave it a soft squeeze as they headed for the room. Soon they sat in Jou's room and Yami was shirtless, the bandages removed and he twitched every time that Dr. Choi touched him, and it wasn't because of pain, Yami was nervous about being touched by anyone but Jou right now.

After ten minutes, Dr. Choi looked at them both. "They will heal just fine, but you might want to be careful with what you do, your ribs were hit pretty hard and to put a strain on them will hurt them even worse. If you have any problems, don't hesitate to call, I have to leave now since I have a meeting to attend to, see you boys later." They waved good bye as Dr. Choi left and Jou turned to Yami.

"You okay?" Yami shook his head.

"That guy seemed nice but…"

"You didn't like to be touched?" This time Yami nodded and Jou pulled him close and gave him a hug. "It's gonna be okay Yami, you can survive this, you're where the freakin' Pharaoh of Egypt that saved the world countless times, you can get through this."

"Thanks for the pep talk Jou, but it's still… hard, I mean, this wasn't a game, this was something worse that didn't involve protecting the world. This showed me that I never protect myself, that I'm actually weak…"

"Yami…" Jou started but heard a knock at the front door. "That must be Yugi, stay right here okay?" He left Yami to put his shirt back on and he walked up to the door, opening it to find Yugi and Kaiba.

"Yugi, why did you bring Moneybags here?" Jou asked, slightly annoyed.

"I'm the one who drove Yugi here, now are you going to let us in or not?" Kaiba glared and Jou moved out of the way, saying Yami was in his bedroom. Yugi ran to said room and found Yami sitting on the bed.

"Mou Hitori no Boku!" He ran over to give Yami a hug but the other jumped back, wincing when he did. "What's wrong…?" He remembered what Jou said on the phone that Yami had gotten hurt.

"It's nothing Aibou. Where's Jou?"

"Out there with Seto."

"You left him alone with Seto… that's not good." They suddenly heard Jou yell at Kaiba, saying that he didn't need his money. "Let's go see… Jou, is everything alright?" Yami asked as he and Yugi walked into the living room to find that the two were verbally fighting.

"Look Kaiba," Jou spoke, not noticing the others, "I don't need money right now, I'm doing fine with working two jobs and don't call them dead end jobs, not all of us can take over a company ya know!"

"Look, I just think that you have to at least get some money if you want to go to college and whatnot."

Yami walked up to them. "What's going on?"

"Kaiba started insulting my apartment and I told him this is all I could afford with my salary and said he would give me charity money."

Kaiba rolled his eyes. "I was just making a suggestion since Yugi might ask me to do it later anyway and…" Kaiba noticed Yami and stared right at him. "Sweet God, what the hell happed to your face and hair?!"

Yugi blinked and noticed for the first time since Jou's room had been dark that Yami had bruises on his face, a large cut on his forehead, and his hair wasn't sticking up but rather just drooped.

"Mou Hitori..! What happened to you?! Oh my God, are you okay?!" Yugi asked in a panicky voice and Yami bit his lip and stepped back a bit.

"I… don't really want to talk about it right now…"

"Well, did you at least see a doctor about those bruises?" Kaiba asked and before Yami could reply, Jou spoke up.

"Yeah, I had my personal doctor check him out, his wounds will heal and I'm sure some of the cuts might leave faint scars though, over all he will be physically fine, though mentally…"

Yugi looked at Yami with large eyes, brimmed with tears. "There… are other cuts…?" Yami bit his lip and lifted up the shirt, showing the gauzed and bandaged areas where the cuts were on his stomach and one starting from about where his ribs meet to the start of his left hip judging from the length of the wrapping Jou used. All over his stomach and chest were dark bruises that were black, purple, red, and/ or a sickly yellow in color.

A small gasp came from Yugi, Kaiba winced at the site and Jou looked away. "This is why I didn't want you hugging me Aibou… they really hurt right now."

"I'm surprised that you're still standing, or even awake. Some of these bruises," Kaiba began as he took a closer look and making Yami a bit uncomfortable, "are where some of your vital organs are, I think whoever did this held back a little just so you could be awake though. I'm a bit surprised that your organs aren't tenderized."

"Seto!" Yugi glared at him.

"What? It's true, he should be lucky to only come out of whatever hell he went through with injuries like this."

Yami frowned and put down his shirt, he was only lucky that Jou saved him. Speaking of Jou, he looked at the blond who smiled at him softly. Yugi turned to Yami and looked at him. "Would you like to go home Yami, or you wanting to stay a bit longer?" He asked, smirking to himself at the soft blush on Yami's face after he turned his attention away from the blond.

"I want to stay a bit… but I need some clothing, Jou's stuff is a bit big on me…"

"Well alright, we can go and let you grab some stuff then, come on Yami." Yugi spoke as they walked to the door but the moment Yami stepped outside of the apartment, he shuddered violently. Looking around in fear, he didn't want to step outside, what if Ushio and his gang had found out where Yami was staying, what if they would jump him, what if they would kidnap him, what if they would rape him, what if they would finish what they started, what if they hurt his friends…?!

Yugi blinked when he saw Yami shaking and all the color drained from the king's face. "Yami, Mou Hitori no Boku, is everything okay?" Yugi asked and Yami shook his head.

"I-I don't want to be out here…!" He ran back into the apartment and into Jou's arms, clinging to him.

"Yami, what's wrong?!" Jou asked, very worried and trying not to mentally cheer at the fact that Yami was in his arms because of the situation at hand. This was not the time or the place to be cheering for a scene like this!

"I can't go outside..! What if it happens again!? I don't want them to finish the job!" Yami sobbed, shaking again as Jou placed his hands on the boy's back and started rubbing smoothing circles to try and calm him down.

A soft 'hmm' came from the direction of Kaiba as he looked at Yami. "I think, if I'm not mistaken, that Yami might have a fear of the outside right now. From what I've read, it tends to be common in people who have been attacked, mugged, beaten, or raped." He stopped there when he saw Yami jolt at the words attacked and beaten but buried his head into Jou's face with a muffled scream at raped. "You… weren't raped were you?"

Jou shook his head since Yami probably didn't want to talk anymore. "No, he wasn't raped but was going to be if I hadn't come by."

"Thank you so much for saving him Jou, Mou Hitori, I'm going to bring you an over night bag because you seem pretty content on staying with Jou here." He got a nodded and a muffled 'thanks' in return from Yami and a 'you're welcome' from Jou before he and Kaiba left the apartment.

Out in the hall, Yugi sighed and turned to Kaiba with a soft smirk. "What's up with the smirk? A moment ago you were worried..." Kaiba raised an eyebrow at his small lover.

"Oh, just thinking about the cute relationship we just saw."

"Ha! A king and a dog?! Yugi, you are out of your mind."

"Oh, and what about a CEO and a wimp?" Yugi glared at him and Kaiba frowned.

"You are not a wimp Yugi, and I did notice that Jounouchi seemed to be looking at Yami a lot, maybe there is something there."

"Well, let's hope so."

TBC

I was just reading a fic on Fanfiction, and there was an ad for YGO cards at the bottom of the page… and who the fuck would pay 75 bucks for a limited edition pack of trading cards!? Anyway, this chapter wasn't all that great but I wanted to establish some things.

Next chapter: A month goes by and feelings continue to develop until they have to be released in a very awkward conversation.

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