Thank you for all the kind reviews. I'm glad you like this so far. I started working on this chapter right away and was tempted to upload it the same day, but I wanted to sleep first and then look over it one more time to make sure that it was how I wanted it. Leave it to me to be a perfectionist at times LOL! But anyway I'm going to get this going. The postcard will be explained more in this chapter.

Warnings: Torture, violence, profanity if any of this bothers you again I say why did you get so far. n_n

Chapter Two

Seto entered into his office, clenching the postcard in one hand and Jou's laptop tucked under his other arm. He set it down on the desk and turned it own before reaching over to his own computer and turning that on as well. He stared at the picture of Jou. His head was down either from fatigue or unconsciousness. Neither seemed to worry Seto less. Bruises and cuts lined Jou's naked torso. Judging by the fact that Jou was wearing white pants indicated to Seto that they grabbed him after work since his work never said anything about him missing work the day before. The dark figure beside Jou held a dagger in his grasp. Seto studied the picture, attempting to find some clue over the whereabouts of Jou. Nothing stood out and most of the picture was dark except for Jou. Seto flipped the postcard over and looked at a scribbled handwriting. A date and time was obvious at the top, but towards the bottom was what looked like a user name followed by a website address. Clearly the man wanted to communicate through this website. Something that made Seto wonder how arrogant this man was. He should know how easy it would be for Seto to record whatever the communication was and then analyze everything until he found his lover. Not to mention how easy it would be to control the trace with the computer right in front of him.

Anger boiled in his blood, and his hands shook as he linked both the computers together. He used his main computer to run a diagnoses on Jou's hard drive. He searched every space in Jou's computer for any sort of door left open by someone hacking in. He frowned when he noticed that someone hacked into their conference on Wednesday. Horror struck Seto. Someone watched their most intimate act. He feared what this man had in store for Jou. Would he torture him for information on Kaiba Corp.? Seto hid all knowledge of his company from his lover for this particular reason. He wondered what they would do to Jou once they found out he couldn't provide any information. Of course this could be simply a ransom which he hoped it was. They wouldn't do anything to Jou until they were sure they had the money and that would up Seto's chances of finding Jou before they had a chance to kill him.

A quiet knock signaled Roland's arrival. "Come in." Seto unhooked Jou's computer from his own and began to type furiously at his own computer, trying to find some sort of backdoor through the website provided on the postcard. He needed to know more about it before the time indicated. He didn't want to risk something happening to his main servers. He placed several different firewalls up and reinforced his anti spyware software. Roland moved towards the desk. "Jou's been kidnapped. I'm going to need your help finding him. There's a postcard right there. Can you see anything distinct that I couldn't pick up?"

Roland picked the picture up. His heart went out to Jou tied firmly to the chair. He knew how much his employer cared for the blond man and feared what Seto would do in order to bring him back safely. Anger boiled to the surface along with shame. He should have been driving Jou to and from work even though the young man insisted that he wanted some form of life beyond the pampered rich life. His employer never questioned and allowed Jou to have his way. Now he knew that it was a mistake. Studying the picture closely, he couldn't find any symbols that would tip him to Jou's location. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kaiba, but I see nothing that would be of help for us." Roland flipped the card over and glanced at the writing on the back. "Website? Looks like a ransom, but why a website address?"

Seto stopped typing immediately and glanced at the clock. Only a few more minutes before the time on the postcard. "It's a website for video conferences. The user name seems to be one of the private sessions. I've just set up an account and hopefully I'll be able to gain access to the conference in time. I don't know what to expect. Stay on that side that way he only sees me."

Roland nodded as he picked up one of the headphones Seto had on his desk. He plugged it into the port by the computer so he could hear things along with Seto who also plugged in his own headphones. Seto pushed the DVR into the computer and started recording all his moments. He signed on and sent his invitation request to the name on the postcard. Instantly the reply sent him into the room where a dark image of Jou was pulled up. His blond hair had small dark red areas. He was still blindfolded but was no longer gagged. Jou breathed evenly with his head down and arms no pulled behind his back instead of at his side like the first picture. "Welcome, Seto Kaiba. Interesting little puppy you have here. Very loyal. He wouldn't tell me what time you were arriving back in Japan. Luckily I picked the right time," said a robotic voice with lots of interference.

"What do you want?"

"Tsk Tsk don't hurry me. That's very rude. I can't tell you how turned on I was watching your little pet play with himself. I was just going to keep him for my own, but you see." The man turned towards Jou and pulled on his hair until Jou whimpered slightly, and his head met with the back of the chair. "I got bored with him almost instantly. He's not a very noisy dog, and I can't break his loyalty to his previous master. I was going to use him and throw him away. I thought differently." The man laughed and released Jou's head which instantly lowered towards his chest again. "We'll have an exchange just between two friends. No need to get anyone else involved agreed?"

Seto didn't answer at first. He wondered why Jou looked so defeated. That worried the billionaire. Jou was always a fighter, but he couldn't understand why Jou wasn't even voicing his opinion. Suddenly a quiet cried drew Seto's attention back to the screen. "Agreed," Seto said quickly. He needed to figure out a way to get Jou away from this man. Who knows how much damage the man did to him already.

"Perfect." The man moved directly in front of Jou and sat on his legs, pulling his head back again. Seto fist his hand and dug his blunt nails into his palm. He didn't like the man being in that position with his lover. It drew horrible thoughts. Painful memories that he didn't want his lover to experience. "It's difficult to find the right price for him. He is priceless after all. I would offer exchanging him for you, but you're too much trouble. I'd never be able to enjoy that body of yours for too long before I'm sure your brother would have me hanging by my balls. Fuck that. He'd probably shove them down my own throat and hang me out in the public for all to see that no one messes with a Kaiba. Is that the dark thoughts going through your head right now, Mr. Kaiba? Are you craving my blood?"

The man was toying with him and Seto didn't like it. He wanted to get this done and over with and have Jou safe at home, but this man wasn't willing to rush things. He also wasn't afraid of someone tracking him. Seto glanced at the trace he was running and found that it was skipping through several different countries. He looked back at the conference just in time to watch the man lean up and kiss Jou. This lit something in the blond, and he instantly started to struggle with the restraints. The metal clashed against the obviously concrete. "Get off him you sick fuck! What the hell do you want?"

"What do I have to do to keep your attention on me? Fuck him right in front of you? Or maybe I should shove my dick down his throat. Stop staring at the trace you have running. You won't be able to find this location. You think I'm stupid enough not to put up traps for you. I do know who I'm dueling against. Now, as I was saying." The man got off Jou who continued to twist his arms. "Five hundred million is a small price for you, but there's a catch to that low price, Mr. Billionaire. When you come to exchange the money, you give yourself to me for how ever long I desire and do whatever I wish. After that I'll leave and you two will go on with your life. Sound fair?"

"Don't do it Seto!" Jou shouted. The man backhanded him across the face and shoved his knee between the Jou's legs rubbing them against his member. Jou shuttered and attempted to move away.

"Stop! I'll do it. Tell me when and where?"

The man turned towards the camera and pulled himself away from the blond. "Like I said. We will go at my pace. I'll send you a message on when the next conference is. Then I'll tell you when and where."

"No," Seto shouted. "I will not leave Jou in your hands for a second more. I'll get the money and be ready in an hour."

"Tsk Tsk. I told you never change my plans. You don't learn. Well perhaps this will make you better tamed the next time we chat." The man turned towards Jou and pulled the dagger he was holding from the picture out. He drove it directly through Jou's thigh pulling a scream from the blond. Blood flowed out of the wound as the man pulled the dagger back out. He smeared Jou's own blood on his chest and pulled him into another kiss. The strength was lessening from Jou, and he could barely concentrate on what was happening in the room. "Until next time, Mr. Kaiba."

The screen went black, and Seto quickly pulled the DVR out and handed it to Roland as he attempted to break through the firewalls the man had built. He needed to get to Jou quickly before his lover bleed to death. He could barely focus on the fact that he needed to find a way to get five hundred million to the house before the next meeting. Everything seemed so far distant to him and all he could focus on was the man was doing who knows what to Jou right this moment. He couldn't let his lover suffering. He wouldn't let him. Just as he managed to move through some of the traps the man set up, Seto's computer froze. A red screen popped up saying that Jou will suffer before crashing his entire mainframe. Seto hissed and threw the keyboard across the room.

Roland glanced back from watching the DVD. "What happened, Mr. Kaiba?"

"He crashed my computer. Get the money ready. Don't put any fake bills in. I don't want to risk anything. This man seems more deadly than I expected." Seto glanced at the picture of Jou playing on the television. "If you have any informants that might know something about him now would be a good time to contact them."

"I'll call them right away and see if anyone heard anything. I'll get Sebastian to work on the money." Seto nodded as Roland shut the DVD off and walked back towards Seto. "You can't be considering giving yourself over to that man."

"To get Jou back. I'll do anything."

"Mr. Kaiba." Roland frowned. He knew what Seto went through as a child and couldn't even think of how Seto was feeling at that moment. The last thing he wanted was Seto going through all that again, but he didn't want Jou to either. He sighed and bowed, knowing that there was nothing he could say to stop him employer. "I will get to work right away." Roland left the room determined to cause any type of harm to anyone who withheld any information on the whereabouts of Jou. He wasn't going to let Seto give himself to this madman if he could prevent it. It brought him and the rest of the staff easy watching Seto smile again. He was going to protect Seto's happiness at any means necessary. The captor said one thing correct. No one lives after messing with a Kaiba. The only thing is he expected one of the Kaiba's to do it. The tortures that ran through his mind of what he would do to this man were exciting his imagination. This man was going to die when they found him. That was certain.

Another chapter! I'm flying through these now. I will tell you why Jou seems so out of it later! I promise I'm not taking him out of character. Jou will always be a fighter in my heart. Just a little something for all your imagination before I can get the next chapter out. Thank you for reading please review.

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