Let me tell you how sorry I am. I couldn't get to the sign in page on Friday and was just able to login right now. Please forgive my late update

Again I'm so happy to upload a chapter before work and come home to see so many wonderful reviews. Thank you so much. You are wonderful! So I have some good news for everyone. I've finally found the ending that I like and I'm not working on the last chapter. That means that I'll be now able to upload two chapters a week. YAY!

Anyway let's continue this part of the story. It does pick up right where the last chapter ended.

Warnings: None

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Chapter Six

Kaiba walked down the seemingly eerie hallway. It was unnaturally dark and quiet for having so many people in the house. He could have sworn that he would have heard the voices of Jounouchi's friends seeping through the hallways, but he heard nothing. He stopped off at the door down the hallway from his room. He slid the door open and smiled softly at seeing his brother hanging half off the bed as if moving an inch was too much for him. Kaiba moved quietly into the room and carefully lifted his brother off the edge of the bed and tucked him in, being extremely careful with the hand that was wrapped in gaze. He stayed there for a few minutes, grateful that he still had his brother. He feared for the past couple of days that he would never see his brother again.

Kaiba frowned. He wondered what other families went through when their loved ones were kidnapped. Did they get a chance to see them again? Was he considered lucky because he had the means to rescue his brother? Why was he thinking too much about the negative when he should count his blessings and just be grateful for having his brother back? He ran his fingers down Mokuba's cheek. With a heavy sigh, Kaiba turned and left the room. Like Jounouchi's door, Kaiba left it ajar so that he could hear any noise that came from the rooms even if he was downstairs. He crept down the stairs and entered into the large living room.

Jounouchi's friends sat on the couch and chairs that surrounded the living room. The television played the news quietly in the background, neither one of the people in the room was watching it. All eyes turned towards him. Thankfully, Kaiba wasn't bombarded with questions. Roland bowed to Kaiba and left the room by the door in the far corner, opposite of the door Kaiba just entered. He crossed his arms and leaned against the nearby wall. "Jounouchi is not mentally stable enough for visitors. I'm sorry. He lets me near him, but he still looks fearful every now and then. I'm not sure how he would react to having people visit him. A psychologist will be here tomorrow. Maybe they will be able to assess him and tell us when he'll be ready for visitors."

"I understand," Yugi said. "Roland has explained things to us. Are you okay?"

Kaiba blinked several times. Out of all the questions he expected Jounouchi's friends to ask, that wasn't one of them. "I'm fine."

"It must be terrible having to order him around like a dog even if you weren't close to him. I wouldn't have the strength to do something like that." Atemu wrapped his arm around Yugi and pulled him into his embrace. "You have a lot of inner strength to be able to do that and not break down into tears."

Kaiba growled. "You should be focusing on Jounouchi, not me. I'll be fine. You shouldn't be asking questions about me and worrying about me. Jounouchi is the one that is suffering right now. He doesn't understand what is going on, and he's been trained to never do anything unless someone orders him. He doesn't understand half of the things I say. He thinks I'm only here to have sex with him just like so many people before me. How I'm feeling is small compared to what he's going through."

"Kaiba," Anzu whispered not sure what to say to him. She, like everyone else in the room, could tell that Kaiba wanted to hide his true feelings by diverting the attention away from him and to the sleeping blond upstairs.

Atemu sighed. "That is truly noble of you, cousin, but I believe Yugi speaks the truth. We are worried about you just as much as Jounouchi."

"Atemu is right," Honda interrupted. "I've heard that people who take care of someone who is terminally ill or mentally unstable become sick themselves from the strain. We all need to help each other on top of help Jounouchi. Don't try to take this responsibility on your own shoulders. Right now I understand that Jounouchi may be comfortable only with you or Mokuba around because you two were probably the first ones to interact with him, but that doesn't mean we will stand by and do nothing. Whatever you may need, we will do for you."

Kaiba looked among everyone in the room and sighed. He knew that they were right, but his pride wouldn't let him accept their kind offerings. "I'm fine. I've handled much more than this with running the company and taking care of Mokuba while I was still in school. Let's not rush this conversation. We don't know what is going on mentally with Jounouchi. The doctor should provide more information tomorrow. Until then, I believe we should rest. There are plenty of rooms upstairs for everyone. I can lead you to the spare rooms."

Yugi smiled up at Kaiba, happy that the CEO wasn't telling them to go home. He figured that was his subtle way of telling that he doesn't mind their help. "Thank you, Kaiba," Yugi answered for them and walked over towards the taller man with Atemu close behind him. Kaiba moved quietly back upstairs, knowing that they would follow him. He planned to keep everyone's bedrooms close together. The brunet closed both Mokuba and Jounouchi's doors before he spoke in a quiet whispered. "These two doors are Mokuba and Jounouchi's and mine is directly beside Jounouchi's. The other rooms are on this floor are free. Take whichever ones you wish. I am retiring to my room. Good night everyone." He waited for the quiet replies before moving into his own room.

He opened the door to Jounouchi's room quietly and entered in to check on the blond. The ex-duelist was still sound asleep in the same position he left him in. He moved into the bathroom and cleaned up the wet towels. He threw them down the shoot that lead to the laundry room. He took one more look at Jounouchi before moving back into his room. He left the door opened so that he could hear if something was wrong with Jounouchi and so the blond could find him easily. He knew it was unlikely that the blond would be able to walk around, but it paid to think of everything. He changed into his pajamas and slipped into bed. His weary body fell instantly to sleep without any thought.

Kaiba didn't know what woke him the next morning. He opened his eyes to stare at the ceiling. He thought that maybe Mokuba crawled into his bed and that woke him, but there was no one beside him. Confused, he sat up in the bed. He could have swore that something woke him. Figuring that a noise from Jounouchi's room woke him, he swung his legs over the side and gasped. Lying curled up beside his bed was Jounouchi. He moved further down the bed so he wouldn't step on Jounouchi. He didn't know how the blond managed to make it all the way directly beside his bed or even the reason for it. The blond didn't even wake as he knelt beside him. He shivered from the obvious cold draft that drifted through the room. He lifted Jounouchi up and placed him in the bed. He ran his fingers through his hair and tucked him in.

Kaiba stood, debating on whether he should climb back into bed next to Jounouchi or pull a chair over to watch him. He didn't understand what went through the blond's mind. He knew he considered him his master, but his previous master obviously used him as a sex toy. Why would Jounouchi be comfortable next to him? "Did he expect me to have sex with him? Is that what he is waiting for? Do I make him feel more uncomfortable by not doing it? Is he scared with his insecurity? I want to help him, but I don't want to confuse or hurt him. I don't want to be his master for how ever long it takes him to understand that he is not a toy or a dog," Kaiba thought. He walked over to the other side of the bed and slid under the covers with Jounouchi. He knew this was a horrible thing to do, but he wanted to comfort the blond any way he could even if Jounouchi didn't understand the true meaning of it.

Kaiba pulled Jounouchi into his arms and stroked his hair. "I'm sorry I didn't make it to you sooner." Kaiba closed his eyes and kept his arms tightly wrapped around the blond. He had no plans on letting anyone take Jounouchi away from him. Never again did he ever want to feel what he felt the past two years. The worry and helplessness was uncharacteristic for his personality. Jounouchi whimpered and curled further into Kaiba's arms. The CEO relaxed his mind enough to be able to fall back to sleep. He didn't know what time it was and didn't even bother to open his eyes to find out. He needed more sleep and felt comfortably warm having the blond next to him.

Kaiba was awaken the next morning by someone calling his name, or at least one of his names. "Niisan, are you awake?"

Kaiba groaned and moved his hand out from under the blankets to pat Mokuba on the head only to miss and pat the bed. "I am now," he mumbled.

"There is a psychologist downstairs waiting to examine and evaluate Jounouchi."

"Tell them to wait. Jounouchi is sleeping."

"Actually he's awake. It's you that's still sleeping."

Kaiba jerked awake and stared down at the blond who tried to move further away from Kaiba and fell off the bed. "Jounouchi!" he shouted, leaning over the edge to look at him. "Are you okay?" The brunet quickly got off the bed and lifted the blond back into bed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."

Mokuba stared at his brother who was fussing over Jounouchi. He was happy seeing his brother expressing more emotions other than anger and frustration. However, he wondered how much mental strain taking care of Jounouchi would put on his already stress brother. "Niisan, should I ask her to wait?"

Kaiba ran his fingers through Jounouchi's hair before walking over to his closet. "No, bring her up here." Mokuba nodded and disappeared out of the door while his brother changed his clothes. Kaiba glanced back at Jounouchi to make sure he was okay. "Does anything hurt?" When the blond didn't answer, Kaiba stripped of his pajamas and put new clothes on, not questioning him more.

A quiet knock came seconds after Kaiba finished dressing. He opened the door and allowed the petite red haired woman in. She extended her hand. "I'm Doctor Shima. Doctor Hiroshi told me about the Jounouchi-san." The woman glanced over at Jounouchi who pulled himself further towards the head of the bed. "If you don't mind, I wish to examine him alone."

Kaiba frowned at her assertive personality. He didn't like her at all. A personality like that was more than likely to upset Jounouchi. He couldn't let her remain in the same room with the blond alone. "Actually, Jounouchi doesn't seem to understand what is going on. He seems more comfortable when either Mokuba or I am around, and since I don't want Mokuba to hear anything that Jounouchi may reveal, I will be the one that remains here with him."

The doctor turned her deep greens eyes towards the tall CEO. "I need to assess his state of mind the way it is. If he is calm then I won't be able to judge the torment in his mind."

Kaiba crossed his arms and leaned against the door. "I will not have him stressed or abused any more than he already was."

"What makes you think I'm going to abuse him? I don't make it my job to torture people."

"I'm not leaving him alone with you."

"Staying here will only hinder his healing if I can't get the correct evaluation." She paused at her rant upon hearing growling coming from the bed. She turned her eyes and stared at the blond man on all fours. He bared his teeth and growled deeply in his throat. The blond glared at the woman with a furious expression that reminded Kaiba of the old Jounouchi. "This is how he expresses anger," the doctor commented, pulling out her tablet from her briefcase. She approached the bed without any fear, scribbling a few things down as she went.

The second she got close enough, Jounouchi lashed out and sank his teeth into her hand. She screamed and tried to pull away, but the blond kept a firm hold. Kaiba instantly moved from his spot by the door and walked over towards him. "Jounouchi," he said softly. He knelt before the man and ran his fingers along his cheek. "Let go." The blond dropped the hand and frowned. He crawled back towards the headrest and sat, glaring at the new woman.

She pulled her hand close to her chest. "He's dangerous," she said and turned towards Kaiba. "He'll have to be institutionalized."

"What?" Kaiba was shocked to hear something like that. He never thought of someone taking Jounouchi away from him.

"He's a danger to society. If he reacts this way to someone having an argument around him then what would he do when someone is actually fighting? He needs to be somewhere that could control him."

"Don't you get it?" Kaiba glared at her and sat down on the bed next to Jounouchi, keeping him calm by rubbing his hands up and down the blond's back. "He's been controlled for two solid years. That's the last thing he needs. He needs to be free and able to discover his past on his own. He's not that dangerous. Judging by there is no blood on your hand, he must not have pressed firm enough down. He has enough knowledge to restrain himself. And you call yourself a psychologist."

The woman glared back at him. "Don't even attempt to tell me how to do my job."

"I'm not trying to, but I know your type of personality when I see it. You're lazy and used to getting your way. You assert yourself in such a way that no one questions you. Well, I'm sorry, Doctor. You will not be locking him away. He will remain here with me, and I will find a doctor that has enough patience to work hard on bringing Jounouchi back without having to control him or lock him away. Get out."

Doctor Shima stared dumbfounded at him. Never had someone challenged her like he did. She was about to answer back when Jounouchi growled low. "Bad dog. Master said out." She moved towards Kaiba, but the blond got up on his hands and knees. He bared his teeth again. "Obey Master."

Kaiba pulled Jounouchi into his chest. "Easy, Jounouchi. I suggest you leave, Doctor." When the doctor still refused to move, Kaiba lost the last of his patience. "Roland," he shouted towards the door, knowing that his faithful guard always remained close to him unless ordered otherwise. The door opened seconds later. "Escort him out and bring something for Jounouchi to eat. Soup and crackers will be good for him. Then contact Doctor Hiroshi. Tell him I need to speak with him right away."

"Yes, Kaiba-sama." He bowed and held his arms out in a directional manner. "Doctor Shima, right this way." The doctor flipped her long hair over her shoulder and stormed out of the room without even glancing back.

Once the door was shut, Kaiba placed his chin on top of Jounouchi's head. "Calm down, Jounouchi." He felt the blond trembling beneath him, but he couldn't tell if it was because of fear or anger. He continued to stroke his back. "I won't let anyone take you away. I promise." The brunet rocked Jounouchi, comforting him until the tremors subsided. He didn't understand why the doctor didn't even attempt to look at Jounouchi. It was like she formed an opinion before she even got there. She had planned on institutionalizing him from the beginning. That was something Kaiba never even considered. The blond leaned into Kaiba's embraced. Jounouchi was starting to change. He was happy that Jounouchi was starting to speak even if it wasn't the words he wanted to hear. Maybe that meant he was becoming more comfortable. Maybe Jounouchi was becoming his old self the more he stayed around him. Kaiba wondered how he would react once he saw his old friends. Would he become more like himself? Kaiba smiled, coming to the conclusion that maybe today was the day he let his friends in to see him. One or two at a time until Jounouchi shows signs of becoming overwhelmed. That is after he talks to his private doctor about his poor choice of a psychologist.

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Again this is another chapter that continues in the next chapter. I hope everyone like it. I figured that I would add some struggle between Kaiba and the psychologist just to put a little drama in it. The next chapter should be out on Monday. I should have enough time to work on it while I finish the last chapter. Thank you all for reading. Please let me know what you think.

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