Everyone is so wonderful with your reviews. Have I told everyone that yet. Thank you so much! I enjoy reading everything you say. I'm so happy you are liking this version better. I love it much better than the first one. This is the first chapter of a long road of recovery. There are a lot of chapters before Jounouchi starts to act normal. On a side note, I have found the ending I want and am working on it now. Maybe another week and I'll have it finish and then I should be able to upload these chapters faster.

Warnings: mentions of rape and violence

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Chapter Five

Kaiba continued to slowly play with Jounouchi's hair, noticing that it had some calming effect to the trembling blond. Jounouchi didn't say anything the whole time which made sitting next to him eerie. Kaiba wasn't used to the silence. Jounouchi squirmed on the bed and whimpered slightly after a few minutes. "You can lie on your back," Kaiba said without thinking. The blond, however, didn't move. He stared at the brunet. "Roll over," Kaiba said. The blond instantly did as he said and sighed deeply. Kaiba sighed as well and brushed his finger over his cheek. "I hope that's more comfortable."

A quiet knock startled the blond. He nearly jumped off the bed, but Kaiba placed his hand on his chest and kept him there. Fear shined in Jounouchi's eyes. "Come in," he shouted, going back to running his fingers through Jounouchi's hair. It calmed him for a moment, but he still shook from the fear he was obviously feeling. The doctor walked slowly over to the bed, hearing about Jounouchi from Mokuba.

"Has he talked yet?" Kaiba shook his head. "Mokuba told me that he acts and thinks like a dog. This might be difficult for not only him but us. I'll try to be quick and touch as little as possible."

Kaiba moved until he sat directly beside Jounouchi's head. "Whatever you have to do. He seems calm but scared right this second."

The doctor nodded and set the recorder down on the bed and instantly began talking to it while Kaiba stroked Jounouchi's cheek, finding that even with the new person in the room that simple action still calmed him. "He has scars on his legs from sharp objects. A few look years old. His ankles looked like they were broken, but never set right. They'll have to be operated on and even broken again in order for him to walk normal. However, there's a chance he might not gain the ability to walk again or even have difficulty walking. There are also scars on the bottom of his feet. Bite marks, bruising, and cuts along his inner thighs, genitals, and chest. Clear signs of rape."

Kaiba frowned. He suspected as much. Those men were using the blond for their own pleasure. "Can you help me flip him over?" Nodding, Kaiba tried to lift Jounouchi and flipped him on his stomach, but the blond had tears running down his cheeks and his body trembled. Kaiba smiled softly at him, trying to get him to calm down again.

"Easy. No one is going to hurt you. Roll over." Jounouchi lifted himself up and placed himself on his stomach. Kaiba sat back down on the edge of the bed and ran his fingers from the side of Jounouchi's face to directly behind his ear and down his neck. He continued the calming pattern while the doctor continued his observation.

"Lacerations on his back from a whip. Some are very old and others appear to have been done recently, but they are healing nicely as if someone cleaned the wounds." The doctor reached down and gently parted the blond's cheeks before slipping the object out of Jounouchi's rectum, gasping at the blood that started to flow as well as the dried blood on the metal object. "A metal object was shoved violently inside of his rectum, causing tears and bleeding. It's shaped to look like a dog's tail." The doctor placed a gloved finger in the stretched entrance. Jounouchi slammed his eyes shut and took on a new personality. He pulled his legs underneath himself and propped his butt up in the air, pushing his face into the pillow. The doctor removed his finger and gently rubbed the young man's lower back where there were no wounds. "Easy, son, lower yourself back down. I'm not going to do that to you."

It took them a half hour to convince the blond to lie back down and let the doctor continue his assessment of the damage done to the inner walls. "He was defiantly repeatedly raped, and it looks like the last time was less than twenty-four hours ago." The doctor reached into his bag to take a sample of the dried semen. They flipped Jounouchi back over, who didn't protest any longer. The doctor took a look at his wrists. "Rope burns on both wrists." He reached for Jounouchi's collar which instantly put the young man into hysterics, fighting them and backing away.

"Jounouchi, easy. We need to take it off." Jounouchi locked eyes with Kaiba. The CEO placed his hand on the collar and stared directly into the blond's eyes, trying to get him to understand. Finally the tension eased out of Jounouchi's body, allowing Kaiba to gently remove the collar. He set the collar on the nightstand and smiled softly at Jounouchi. "It's going to be okay."

The doctor moved some of Jounouchi's hair. "He was strangled several times with the collar. It's made marks in his neck." The doctor reached back for his recorder and shut it off. "He's in bad shape, Kaiba-sama. Physically he has a long road of recovery especially with his ankles. I'm going to leave you some antibacterial creams. One you can use on the lacerations on his back even though they are mostly healed and the other one in his rectum. His walls are torn in several places and held open like that with that tail they put in him. I'll schedule an appointment to get his ankles examined and possibly reset. He probably can't walk even if he had to. They more likely did that to keep him on his knees. I've collected enough evidence to prosecute those assholes with rape and torture on top of kidnapping your brother. Unfortunately we can't prove if they kidnapped Jounouchi-san. I highly doubt the young man walked in there on his own, but they could have bought him from someone else. Since he has no deep wounds that needs wrapped, I would suggest a nice warm bath for him to help him relax. It seems like he trusts you the most. Then start him on liquid foods for the first couple of days. Judging by how thin he is, I don't know when the last time they fed him. I'm going to take some pictures before I leave and contact some psychiatrists and get them over here in a few days to assess the mental damage."

Kaiba absorbed all the information as if he was watching a movie. He didn't want to think of Jounouchi remaining this way or the long road of recovery, but he knew there was no other way. He glanced down at Jounouchi. The blond looked tired. He wasn't sure if he could get him into the bath or not. Maybe it was best for him to sleep for a few hours. The doctor took a few quick pictures of all the damage done to the blond. He packed everything up and looked back down at the trembling man. He handed Kaiba a bottle of pills. "This is for his pain. Give it to him after he eats something. He's not showing any signs of pain, but that doesn't mean anything. He's probably learned how to hide that." The doctor continued to write on the notepad instructions on which medication is which.

Kaiba took the bottle and placed it on the nightstand along with the note. "Thank you, doctor, for everything. How is Mokuba?"

"A few bruises and he's tired. I gave him something so he can relax. He was very adamant about getting to see Jounouchi. I told him that you'd take care of him, and that he could help after he's rested."

"Thank you."

The tall raven haired man stood by the door and took one last look at Jounouchi who continued to watch them. "I hope you get all the people responsible for this."

"If not, I'm sure Roland will find the others. Can you find your way out? I don't want to leave him alone."

The doctor chuckled and placed his hand on his shoulder. "I know this place as well as you do. Call me if anything happens and remember that if he gets suddenly worse, take him immediately to the hospital."

"I will." Kaiba gently shut the door behind the doctor and glanced back at Jounouchi. He wasn't sure what to do first about the quiet man. Maybe the doctor was right about a bath. Kaiba walked over to the bed. "Bath?" he tried asking. Jounouchi knelt on the bed and stared at the collar. "No, you don't need that." The blond didn't make any motion and continued to stare at the collar. The brunet tried to reach under the blond and carry him towards the bathroom but he struggled. Finally giving up trying to touch Jounouchi, Kaiba reached down and moved his chin so he made eye contact with him. "You don't need that."

Jounouchi blinked and slid back down on the bed. Kaiba sighed. He knew he was going to continue to despise himself more and more as the days went by. He hated treating Jounouchi like a dog, but he had no choice. Kaiba walked over towards the connected bathroom and called to him. "Come." The blond slid off the bed, almost falling, and crawled after the CEO. Once inside the bathroom, Jounouchi crouched down and placed his head on top of his flat hands. He watched Kaiba carefully as he started the bath. "Stay," he said before disappearing out of the room and into his own bathroom. He wanted to get some of things he knew Jounouchi might feel more comfortable with. He returned quickly and added some of the aromatherapy bubble bath that he had for stress relief. The room began to fog from the steamy bath water, but Kaiba made no motion to close the door. He knelt in front of Jounouchi who's eyes began to water. "What are you thinking about?" The blond opened his mouth and looked like he was about to say something, but he closed it quickly and turned his head away from Kaiba. The brunet sighed and reached down for Jounouchi again, thinking that if he didn't see him, he could lift him quickly enough to get him in the water, but Jounouchi jumped and skidded into the cabinet beneath the sink. He whimpered from the impact. "I'm sorry, Jounouchi. I didn't mean to scare you. I want to help you in the bath," he said, hoping that eventually the blond would start to understand what he was saying.

Jounouchi glanced over towards the large porcelain tub and crawled over towards it. He placed his hands on the tub and glanced back at Kaiba. The CEO nodded to him and walked over towards the tub. He let Jounouchi climb into it without touching him, but the blond continued to struggle to fully climbing in. Kaiba placed his hand over Jounouchi's and waited for him to look at him. "Trust me," he whispered. The blond blinked and stayed still as Kaiba knelt beside him and placed one arm directly behind his legs. He placed his other arm directly behind his shoulders and lifted the light blond into the tub, placing him on his back. Jounouchi instantly moved to sit up, but Kaiba quickly placed his hand on his shoulder. "Stay."

Kaiba reached for the sponge and began slowly cleaning the dirt and blood from Jounouchi's body. He was mindful of the scars on his back, keeping his strokes as gentle as possible. The blond slowly relaxed in the tub, never taking his eyes off the brunet. He ran the sponge through the water and squeezed it above Jounouchi's head. The water ran through his dirty hair and slid down his neck. He continued until Jounouchi's hair was soaked. He reached over for the shampoo and applied some in his hand before running it through his long hair. Once it was fully leathered, Kaiba reached for a glass and dumped the water onto his head. Oddly, Jounouchi never reacted to the water being dumped on him. Once he was satisfied that Jounouchi was clean enough he started draining the water. He reached over for the towel and placed it on the floor beside the tub.

He reached into the tub for Jounouchi who didn't fight him as he lifted him out of the tub and set him down on the towel. Jounouchi shivered as Kaiba reached for a few more towels. He gently patted the soft towel over Jounouchi's body. "Stay," he said again and moved into the room. He picked up the piece of paper on the nightstand, reading through the directions of each of the ointments. He walked back into the room, noticing that Jounouchi hadn't move at all, not even to kneel down on the floor. Kaiba pushed the towel off Jounouchi's shoulders and started to apply the first medication along the sores on the blond's back. He sighed and reached for the other medication. He didn't know how to get Jounouchi to understand that he was trying to help and didn't want to touch the blond in his most private areas. His self hatred intensified with each thing he did to Jounouchi even though he knew deep down the blond would understand what he was doing once he was mentally better.

Jounouchi moved for the first time and ran the back of his finger across Kaiba's cheek. The brunet was shocked and didn't react like he normally did when people touched him. He noticed a bit of moisture on Jounouchi's finger and reached up for his own cheek, wondering when he let a tear fall. The blond tilted his head and stared at him. "I'm sorry," Kaiba whispered. He held up the medication he was directed to put inside of Jounouchi's torn passage. He pointed to the tube and then at Jounouchi. He knew words wouldn't get through to him, but he wondered if action would. "Trust me," he whispered again, knowing that those two simple words did wonders on the blond's comprehension.

He placed his hand on Jounouchi's knee. The blond didn't react until he pushed his knee down. Jounouchi's eyes widened in fear, and he pulled himself far away from Kaiba. The brunet's heart broke. He couldn't do this to the blond. He bowed his head and visible shook, allowing his weakness to show. He could ignore his guilty conscience about treating Jounouchi like a dog, but nothing he could tell himself would make him feel better about forcing his finger inside of Jounouchi even if it was to help him heal. The CEO was completely lost in his thoughts that he never noticed that Jounouchi moved from where he curled near the tub. He felt something hit his hand and looked up to see Jounouchi nudging his hand with his noise. When the blond saw Kaiba staring at him, he turned around and held his butt in the air. Kaiba frowned. "Just because you do that doesn't mean it's going to make me feel better about this. I know you think I want to have sex with you. Unfortunately if you are to heal properly and quickly, this needs to be done."

Jounouchi glanced back at him still with his blank expression. Kaiba opened the tube and smeared a generous amount on his finger. He let the cold cream to heat on his finger before he pressed it gently into Jounouchi's torn passage. Kaiba frowned at the torn pieces of muscle he felt inside. "Why are you not showing any pain? This must hurt," the CEO thought, carefully watching Jounouchi. Once he felt that there was enough medication, he removed his finger and walked over to the sink, washing the blood and cream off his finger.

Kaiba glanced back at Jounouchi who surprisingly sat back down on the towel and was watching the brunet. Kaiba walked over to him and sat down on the floor. Everything didn't add up. At times Jounouchi would do nothing unless he was told to, but just a moment ago, he moved back to the towel and sat obediently down on it. "What is it about me that you trust? I wish you could speak to me. Tell me what is going through that head of yours."

"Master is kind," Jounouchi stuttered slowly pausing at each word.

"I'm not your master…" Kaiba paused and stared at Jounouchi. "Did you just talk?" The blond stared at him. The brunet shook his head. "Speak again."

"Master?"

Kaiba grew excited. "You can speak. Can you understand what I am saying?"

Jounouchi frowned and glanced around the room as if he was looking for someone to punish him for speaking. "A little."

"Are you in pain?" When Jounouchi continued to stare, Kaiba tried a different phrase. "Do you hurt?"

"A little."

"Are you tired?"

"A little."

Kaiba sighed. He felt like he was getting no where, but at least Jounouchi was talking. It had been a long day. Maybe the blond was tired. "Can I carry you to bed?" The brunet placed his hand directly by Jounouchi's knee. When the blond didn't say anything or moved away from him, Kaiba reached down and picked him up. He carefully carried Jounouchi into the other room where he set him down on the bed. He moved over to the dresser and pulled open one of the drawers. He placed the clothes down on the bed. The blond stared down at them. "I'm going to help you put those on." Kaiba placed his hands on both of Jounouchi's legs and pushed the pants up the pale legs. He struggled for several minutes putting the pants and shirt on Jounouchi, but the blond didn't prevent him from doing it. Kaiba helped to tuck Jounouchi in and sat down on the edge of the bed. The brunet ran his fingers through Jounouchi's wet hair. He reached over to the nightstand and opened the drawer to retrieve the comb. He combed the tangles out and watched the blond relaxing further.

"Sleep, Jounouchi," Kaiba whispered, knowing that it wouldn't be long until the blond fell asleep on his own. Jounouchi closed his eyes without hesitation and eased his mind out of the world like he used to do for several years. He separated himself completely from the world around him just so he could get those precious moments of sleep. Tomorrow was another day for the blond. He could figure out things later. The new person he considered master was confusing him. Kaiba smiled softly, watching all the tension slid free of Jounouchi's body. He stayed for a few minutes, watching over the slow rise and fall of the blond's chest. He gently eased himself off the bed and walked out of the room, leaving the door slightly ajar. He moved down the hallway to check on not only his brother but Jounouchi's friends. It was going to be a long, sleepless night.

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I know this chapter ending abruptly, but if I would have kept it going it would have been huge so the next chapter will continue where this left off. The only bad thing is I won't be able to update this story until next Friday. Thank you all for reading. Please review.

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