It is dark when i open my eyes, seto still snores softly next to me and i relax again. I dont remember what woke me up in the first place but i instantly calm down by having seto near me. I stretch slightly and wince at how sore i am. I feel the welts and bruises decorating my skin and feel warm all over. I snuggle back into setos arms and he growls softly, folding me into his arms like a safety cage. Feeling warm and content i drift back off to sleep. I am awoken sometime later by seto rolling out of bed. "Dragon?" i mutter sleepily, before waking up. Seto leans down and kisses me softly. "Just going to the bathroom, i will be right back. Unless you want to go to our normal bed?" he whispers and i stretch. "Our bed sounds nice." i say and get up. Seto kisses me softly again before disappearing to the bathroom while i make my way to our room. I flop down on the bed and moan as my muscles and bruises protest. I hear a noise and roll over, expecting seto to be coming in. A shadowy figure looms out of the darkness and grabs me by my throat. "Thought you were rid of me huh boy? Thought you could play slut to the rich boy?" my fathers alcohol stained breath fogs my face and i react in a panic, swinging my fist to knock his head sideways. The fingers loosen on my neck enough for me to scream,"SETO!" i hear a door slam and feet thudding across the floor as my dads fist collides with my nose. I hear a snap and feel blood gush down my face as my head is thrown backward from the force of the punch. I hear a thud and cracking as i scream one last time before my dads fingers tighten around my throat again. "I told you i would beat the gay out of you boy." he growls in my ear and i am hit in the ribs with each word. I feel my bones crack and i scream even as i gasp for air. My dad laughs terrifyingly and i kick at him, trying to buck him off of me. "You cant fight me boy." he says and i curl a fist to hit him in the face. He punches me again and i feel the bone in my face crack as my skin breaks around my eye. Suddenly, a hand wraps around my dads throat and he is drug off of me. Setos face screams murder as he tightens his fingers mercilessly. I crawl away to the bathroom, whimpering and gasping for breath as the pain hits me. I see a shattered door and i marvel at how strong my dragon is when he is angry. I hear my dad squeak as seto snarls. "I dont know how you got out of prison, but i will make sure you dont rise from the dead this time." i hear a sickening snap and a thud. Soft footsteps make their way across the room and i twist into the corner of the bathroom to watch the doorway with my good eye. Seto appears in the doorway and as soon as he sees me he drops to his knees and crawls towards me. "I am so sorry pup. Come here. He wont be a problem again. Ever." seto says gently and i whimper as i move into his arms. Setos fingers trace the marks and feel my ribs gently. I hiss as he touches the ones that are now cracked. Seto sucks in a sharp breath and growls softly. "Come pup, you need a doctor." he says quietly and i try to stand but my body disobeys me. I shake my head, my throat too sore to talk. Seto sighs. "I will be right back, do not close your eyes, do not move." i nod and seto stands, disappearing from the bathroom. I hear a startled shriek and i flinch. "Calm down, mokuba. Hes dead." setos voice says calmly and i hear a soft thump and crying. Measured footsteps come back across the floor and seto appears again with a sobbing mokuba. "Mokuba please. I must take care of joey." seto says and mokuba pales when he sees me. He crawls out of setos arms to come sit by me. Seto holds out a robe and i drape it around my naked body while seto calls a number on his phone. "Roland. Joeys father just attacked him again. Somehow he got out of prison and into the mansion. I need you to check the security footage, find out how he got in, and check who bailed him out of prison. I want to know how he found out joey was here." seto says in his classic 'i expect to be obeyed without question' voice. He hangs up and dials another number. "I need to report a death at kaiba mansion." he says briskly and growls. "No i need an immediate pickup of the body. I do not want this trash in my house any longer." seto listens intently and snarls. "No the dead party broke out of prison, into my home and assaulted my lover. The dead party also had a gun. Now i will say again, get this trash out of my house immediately." seto hangs up and dials a third number. "Yes doc i need you to come to the mansion as quickly as possible. Joey is very injured and i cannot move him." seto calmly speaks into his phone now, his blue eyes staring into mine. "Thank you." he says and hangs up. My good eye waters with tears and i fall forward as my world turns black. I hear seto roar and mokuba scream before i am lost in the darkness again.