Thank you again for the lovely reviews. I'm sorry. This chapter isn't very long but it's another one where it continues in the next chapter only because it was too long for one chapter in my opinion. This will start the reveal of Jounouchi's master and the end of Atemu's judgment will be in the next chapter. If this chapter is a bit of a struggle to read, I apologize. I was having a hard time writing it and struggled with some of the wording. I went through the chapter four or five times but I'm sure I still missed a few sentences that might not sound right.

Warnings: Language and slight violence

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Chapter Fourteen

Kaiba sighed and glanced over at the blond he let talk him into coming along. He couldn't believe that in less than a couple days he went completely from just thinking about letting Jounouchi confront his fears to allowing it with no questions asked. The blond caught him off guard while he was planning the location they would take the one Jounouchi called master and making sure that Atemu had everything he needed this time around so that no one would get hurt but that red-head leprechaun. Jounouchi popped his question quickly that night and Kaiba agreed without even thinking about it until after the blond left his office. Jounouchi seemed different that night as if he was hiding what he was feeling in order to convince Kaiba that he was mentally well enough to go along with them.

Now, here they sat in a tinted car several blocks from the hellhole Kaiba found Jounouchi in, awaiting the arrival of Shamus, the one that destroyed Jounouchi's life. Jounouchi was calmed on the outside but had a hurricane of thoughts running through his mind. He worried about things going wrong when Shamus showed up on top of what Kaiba might do when the last of his retrained emotions exploded. He could tell that the cold-hearted CEO was hiding something behind that emotionless expression. Since becoming closer to Kaiba, he could now easily tell when the ticking time bomb was about to explode. The blond sighed softly. He worked hard with his doctor to get to get to his point. He needed to see this for himself. He needed the nightmares to stop. Whatever was still unresolved in his mind could wait at that moment. To him, this was more important; just as important as the man sitting next to him. Roland sat in the front seat, keeping one eye on the house and the other one on the backseat. He wasn't sure what his boss had planned, but he didn't want to endanger either of the of the car's occupants. For the first time, Roland felt nervous about what Kaiba had planned. Normally the younger man would tell him every step of his plan, but this time he only got where he was telling his men to take their captive. He knew he could trust Kaiba, and that's what he was going to do.

Shamus's flight landed several hours ago. It was plenty of time to get himself checked into his hotel he booked for the next three weeks and comfortably unpacked. Roland thought that he would be immediately at the house, but it was going on three hours and no sign of the man. Roland was beginning to worry. He pressed his finger to the ear piece twice, answering his men silently. He told the security that every half hour they were to check in either verbally or silently with two beeps. It was becoming extremely tedious that he was tempted just to kidnap the man from the hotel. Unfortunately there would be too many witnesses and cameras. He was sure he could pay most of them off, and Kaiba would hack into the systems to turn all the cameras off, but that was something he didn't want to risk. Kidnapping him at this place would lead to no witness, considering that a famous business man had been visiting that house for at least two years.

Just when he was about the call it off, a man fitting Shamus's description came walking down the street. He moved quickly through the deserted streets and directly up to the house without looking around. It was like he assumed no one was watching him. Roland placed his finger to the earpiece. "Move in," he commanded while getting out of the car followed closely by Kaiba and Jounouchi, but he kept them firmly away from the house until Shamus was captured. There was a struggle followed by several gunshots which caused the older man to stop his boss and Jounouchi from moving any closer and stand directly in front of them. Once the house was silent, he watched as one of his men was pulled out. He had blood running down his arm. Roland nodded to the man that helped him into the van. That van drove quickly off, leaving one to transport their captive in. Shamus struggled with the two men that held him. They moved him down the stairs and forced him to kneel in front of the other three. He had several bruises on his face from the struggle, but remained otherwise unharmed for the moment.

Kaiba growled at him. "So you are the one that was behind this sickening house of torture."

"Well isn't the CEO of Kaiba Corp. How are you today?"

The brunet growled and punched the man in the face. "Don't be smug. You know exactly what this is about."

Shamus chuckled and glanced at Jounouchi who stood slightly shaking and a little ways behind Roland. "Are you retraining my dog? Don't you know he's not good for anything but a fuck?"

Kaiba was furious and lost what little restrain the had left. Seeing the man that was responsible for everything brought back all the memories he thought he was trying to bury. He launched himself at the man, pounding his fists into any part of his body that he could attack. The two men holding him struggled to keep him secure while their boss attacked him. Kaiba couldn't believe that this man would say things like that when he was surrounded by people that could easily end his life. He growled and struggled against Roland who pulled him off the laughing man. "Easy, Kaiba-sama. That's exactly what he wants you to do."

Jounouchi moved in between the two. He stared up at Kaiba and smiled softly, willing the brunet to calm down. "Don't ruin your plan," he whispered.

Kaiba relaxed, feeling the older man gently releasing him. He smirked at Shamus. "Put him in the van. Make him comfortable. We will join him later." He put his arm around Jounouchi's waist and lead him back towards the car. He could feel himself still shaking with rage and knew the blond could feel it too, but he was proud of Jounouchi. Once there, Kaiba leaned against the passenger door. Jounouchi watched as many emotions played across Kaiba's face. He was amazed that the once emotionless man was expressing everything openly to him. It was like he now trusted the blond with his usually secretive emotions.

Jounouchi walked over to Kaiba and pulled him into his arms. "Thank you. You are the first person to show that much passion when defending me.''

Kaiba pulled the blond closer to him. "I would do anything to protect you and keep you happy." The brunet opened the door to the backseat and motioned for the blond to get it.

Jounouchi chuckled, trying to distract Kaiba enough in order to regain control of his emotions. "I never thought I'd see the day that Kaiba held open a door for me."

"I'd be careful saying that. I might let the next door slam on your leg."

Jounouchi slid over to the other side still chuckling as he let Kaiba sit down next to him. "You wouldn't do that to poor little me."

"I would agree to you being poor but not little so of course I would do that to do you."

Jounouchi smacked Kaiba in the arm. "Be nice to me. I stopped you from ruining your plan."

"A few extra bruises before Atemu and I torture him wouldn't be too bad."

"Not with the look you had on your face. You were going to kill him right there and not care about how the gods felt about it. Atemu told me that the gods wish for him to serve the punishment. I don't want to bring their anger down on you for ruining it."

Kaiba calmed. He knew what Jounouchi said was true, but he couldn't get over the smug man saying those things. "Of course I would kill him. No one calls my lover a whore and gets away with it." Jounouchi blushed and remained speechless. He tried for several minutes to form words, but none of them seemed to want to make it pass his lips. Kaiba smiled and leaned closer to Jounouchi as Roland got into the driver's seat. "If I would have known that such a simple phrase would have driven you speechless, I would have used it a long time ago." Kaiba leaned in closer until their lips were a few centimeters away. "I want to kiss you," he whispered. He knew Jounouchi wasn't ready, but he craved the feel of those lips and wanted Jounouchi to know that.

Jounouchi smiled softly. He didn't feel completely like himself yet, but he knew deep down inside that he wanted to know what it felt like to have Kaiba's lips on his. He hated that curiosity but loved it at the same time. "Then what are you waiting for." The brunet was shocked but not for long and closed the distance between them. He was hesitant at first to even ask the blond for permission, but the fact that he stood between him and his former master was brave in Kaiba's mind. The blond gently kissed back, surprising Kaiba. The two enjoyed their first kiss together, not paying attention to the fact that Roland started moving the car. Halfway home, Kaiba pulled slightly away from Jounouchi. He didn't want to overwhelm the duelist The blond rested his head against his shoulder and stared into the eyes he fell in love with. Kaiba reached up and ran his finger along Jounouchi's cheek. He never thought he would be given this chance. He was going to cherish it for all time.

"We're home," Jounouchi whispered, looking through the car window. He hated to say those words, but he didn't want his friends getting nervous if they didn't immediately walk out of the car.

Kaiba moved carefully away from Jounouchi and stepped out of the opened door. He walked slowly into the parlor where Jounouchi's friends and his brother sat on the various chairs and couches. Atemu was the first to move, concern that Jounouchi would be suffering some mental damaged. He glanced confused over at Kaiba who smiled back at him and gave him a slow nod. "Are you okay, Jounouchi?"

The blond smiled, continuing to hide his emotions behind it. "Better than I thought. I'm not going to lie. At first when I saw him I thought I was going to run. I hid behind Roland and Kaiba until I saw Kaiba beating him. Then it clicked that Kaiba was defending me and probably going to kill the man. He would have ruin his whole plan and angered the gods. I couldn't let that happen. I didn't want him to kill that man at that moment. That was exactly what he was expecting." Jounouchi turned and glanced back at Kaiba. "You can't give a man that loved torturing people the easy way out. He must earn the right to die. Don't you think, Dragon Master?"

Kaiba smirked and crossed his arms over his chest. "I would say so. Are you ready, Atemu?"

"More than ready. Jounouchi, this is your last chance to back out. You do not need to see what we are going to do? I do not want to scare you."

The blond took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I think I need to see with my own eyes that he won't be able to hurt me again. I need this closure."

"If it becomes too much for you, I am sure Kaiba can take you out of the room."

"I'll keep that in mind. No offense, guys, but I really want to get this over with. I'm afraid that I won't have the nerve to do this if we wait any longer."

Kaiba turned towards Roland. "Ready the car. They should have him waiting for us by now." Roland bowed and walked towards the garage. He was on Kaiba and Atemu's side. He didn't think Jounouchi should be witnessing what Atemu would do to this man if it had anything to do with all the torture the other men received at the hands of the dark man. However, he was impressed on the courage the blond showed so far. He took the keys for one of the security vans off the hook by the door to the garage. He needed to make sure no one saw those three leaving the mansion.

Kaiba walked down the hallways to the garage a few minutes after Roland. Jounouchi and Atemu followed closely behind, leaving the rest of Jounouchi's friends in the living room. It was difficult for Kaiba to convince the others to stay. Anzu already said she wasn't going and Kaiba forced Mokuba into staying with her. His brother didn't like that, but it wasn't up to him. Atemu refused to let his light witness any of his punishments. Yugi fought at first, wanting to be there for his friend, but after awhile his dark half managed to convince him to stay, and he made Atemu promise him that he wouldn't turn evil afterwards. Honda was a bit harder to convince. Jounouchi was the one to ask him to stay with everyone just incase anything happened that would require protecting the others. He wanted to make sure that someone would be there to defend his friends while they were away.

Kaiba slid into the van and glanced at Roland. "Keep an eye on him," he said softly before Jounouchi got in the car. His old friend nodded and pushed the button to raise the garage door. Jounouchi sat directly beside Kaiba, fiddling with his fingers. He was nervous but willed himself to keep going. He knew he needed to see this to the end. He desperately needed the closure. He glanced over at Kaiba who stared out the tinted window. He prayed to the gods that Kaiba would allow him this opportunity and to give him strength to see this to the end.

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Hopefully that chapter didn't seem too strange or hard to read. The next chapter will be up on Monday and a warning ahead of time. It will have Atemu's judgment in it. Thank you all for reading so far. We are nearing the end very soon. Please review.

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