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{{OOC: No worries. Being busy is understandable =) And come on, you don't hate band camp =P I think it would be fun. I wish I had done it back in high school... though my school didn't have a foot ball team let alone a band or color/winter guard.

I loved the post by the way!! =D So worth the wait ^.^ Replying to it was very amusing! =3 }}


Seto was a bit surprised the blond teen didn't argue with him, though he couldn't say it upset him much. The shorter male needed a shower, he smelled horrible. It wasn't Jounouchi's fault, Kaiba knew that, but it would probably due the blond some good to be clean.

The brunet was a subtle yet sharp person, watching people's actions was a part of his daily life... It had to be with his job. Jounouchi moving to stand up was no different. He found himself stiffing a bit, dark sapphire eyes watching the other's movements closely. Perhaps a shower wasn't the best suggestion, a bath probably would have been easier on him. Jounouchi's limp and carefully stiff movements made that statement obvious. The thought entered his mind as the bathroom door shut though. Apparently Jou thought he was up to a shower.

"What do you think we should play first, Seto?" Kaiba turned his attention to his little brother as he set up the gaming system. Mokuba hadn't looked this happy in a long time. A fact that hurt a bit. He hadn't been spending enough time with his bother, but with the new system coming out in under a month he had to work overtime to make sure the oafs he called employees didn't screw things up.

"Whatever you'd like, Moki." He smiled slightly, ruffling the other's hair as he helped the boy finish plugging things up.

Mokuba smiled up at his brother before standing. "What do you think Jounouchi would want to play?' The younger Kaiba jumped up on the foot of his brother's bed. "It's nice having him here. He's funny."

Yes, the pup was rather amusing. His clumsy tendencies at school never got dull. But was it alright for the mutt to be clumsy in his house? Having the other teen even near him was something the brunet wasn't used to... though if he thought about it it wasn't so bad... it wasn't bad at all in fact. Not that he would voice that, let alone admit it to himself. "Hn."

"Alright, I'm going to go get a few games, and we can let Jou decide. I can't choose between two anyway." The little Kaiba cheered, before jumping off the bed and rushing out the door.

Seto couldn't help but chuckle at the other's hyperactive behavior. The amusement was quick to vanish at the sound from the bathroom. Azure eyes narrowing at the closed door, the brunet debated with himself before opening the door. He didn't bother knocking, it was his own damn house after all.

The sight caught the CEO off guard a bit, the little puppy sprawled on the bathroom floor. Seto mentally hit himself, he should have known better than to let the other out of his sight. He sighed and kneeled down next to the blond. "You're such a clumsy puppy." He shook his head, gently helping the blond sit up. Blue eyes ran over the other's figure making sure nothing was bleeding. Nothing seemed life threatening, but he was going to make damn sure it stayed that way. "Stay." He stated as he helped the blond up to sit on the side of the bathtub before he went back into his bedroom.

"Mokuba, why don't you get the driver to take you to rent a few movies. We'll make a day of it." He smiled as the raven haired teen stared up at him with large gray eyes.

"You won't work?" Seto nodded in confirmation. "Awesome! I'll try to get a bunch of different ones for verity!" Mokuba laughed again before giving his older brother a hug and bouncing out of the bedroom.

Quickly making his way back to the bathroom, Seto pulled the first aid kit out, setting it on the table before turning to look down at the blond for a moment. Kaiba gently grabbed the other's arm and helped him stand doing his best not to jar the other too much as he lead the pup back to the bed and sat him down. "Take off your shirt." Right down to business as always.

Without another word he stepped back into the bathroom to collect the first aid kit. The pill bottle caught his attention. After making a mental note, Seto returned to his room. "How many did you take?" The questioned answered two things, if Jou had actually taken the pills, and if so if he had taken enough or too much. He sat down at the edge of the bed near the other male, Kaiba pulled a few bandages out of the white box before turning his attention to the other's wounds.

The sight pissed him off. The very fact someone had done this to the pup, let alone it being his father. That would need to be fixed, he was the only that was aloud to torture the mutt. No one, not even the boy's father was allowed to mess with his property. That's right, Seto viewed the mutt as his. It was his job to bring the other down, no one else. No one played with what belonged to a Kaiba.

"Mokuba should be back in a while. He's getting a few movies. I recommend you get more rest." He'd call the doctor again if need be.

{{OOC: That sounds like a fine idea. =) I hope my post is alright >< I'm trying to get Kaiba more... loving while still being an emotional retard xD}}


Two? At least it would give the other teen a few hours of pain relief. They weren’t strong enough to help the blond sleep, but they would deal with the pain issue. ”Good boy.“ He flashed the other a soft smirk, “And you’d be surprised how many people don’t read the bottle, Pup.” He was just asking to make sure the blond would at least get a bit of a break.

Azure eyes rolled at Jounouchi’s outburst. Of course the blond had to be stubborn. It would help him wonders if he went back to sleep, but it seemed the other’s life goal to be a stubborn pain. ”Fine then, but you’re at least going to take it easy.” Video games probably wouldn’t be a good idea at least until tomorrow, if the other was a passionate about games like he was in eating then it would only aggravate Jou’s wounds.

The sight bothered him though, seeing the blond in such a mess. Jounouchi was always so carefree and lively at school and in duels, but right now the younger teen seemed so hopeless and pathetic almost. The brunet did his best not to let it get to him. He was a Kaiba and therefore didn’t care… Yup he didn’t care.

Seeing the other’s head droop Seto looked, wondering if there was something else wrong the other told him. The sight caused the stone faced CEO’s sharp eyes to widen a fraction. The golden pup was… crying. The brunet let out a sigh, hand coming up to the other’s cheek and wiping what tears had escaped. ”It’s… alright, Jounouchi.” Kaiba wasn’t one for comforting, but with Mokuba gone and the pup’s friends not around apparently he was going to have to be.

Satisfied the other’s wounds were patched up, the brunet eased the other to sit back against the head board. ”Just relax, Pup. The pain should be going away in a few minutes.” Noticing his hand had moved to the other’s hair, Kaiba quickly pulled his hand away and moved back a bit. Attention shifting to the drape covered window, the brunet let the silence fill the room for a moment. The quiet never bothered the tall male; it was something he didn’t have a lot of, making him value it more than he had when he was younger.

”And don’t apologies.” He had heard the other’s murmur in the bathroom, he wasn’t def. ”You have nothing to apologies for, so I see little point in it.” That was his way of saying he wasn’t annoyed. Seto wasn’t sure what the other had apologized for, but in any case the blond shouldn’t have.

The bedroom door was pushed open and in skipped Seto’s beloved hyperactive little brother. ”I got four movies to pick from. One’s a horror movie, one’s a comedy, one a cartoon and a family film… I know it sounds boring but the cover was pretty.” Mokuba smiled, jumping up on the bed. ”What do you think we should watch first?” Gray eyes shifted from their blond guest, to his brother, who had moved around to the other side of the bed and was sitting so he could lean against the head board.

Seto shrugged, ”It’s your pick, Moki.”

The raven haired teen smiled, pulling one of them out and moving to the TV. ”Family film it is. I hope it’s as good as the box looked.”

Seto loved his brother. Mokuba was his world. Everything that Kaiba did in his life was for the younger teen. If it weren’t for Mokuba, well only the gods knew where he would be. But honestly, the raven haired boy had the worst taste in movies. The CEO couldn’t think of a worse movie. Mokuba would shrug any comment he made off on their childhood, something the brunet refused to acknowledge.

The movie went on, and the brunet found himself oddly relaxing a bit. He’d been working so much the last couple of weeks, to sit down and actually breath for a moment went a long way. What confused the brunet was how he could be comfortable with the blond sitting next to him, on his bed. It was strange, but Kaiba wasn’t complaining… for whatever reason.

Leaning back a bit more, Seto crossed his arms. The movie was too long in his opinion, though in reality it was probably almost over. The kid was in the hospital, dying of something, he hadn’t been paying it much attention. He wondered if it was appropriate for Jounouchi given the circumstances. Leave it to Mokuba to make thing difficult without trying, or even knowing.

Sapphire eyes shifted to look at the blond, not all that surprised to see the other upset. He should have known better than to actually let Mokuba put the movie on. A family film was obviously not what anyone needed, and it was only pissing him off, and stressing the pup out.

The brunet shifted a bit, letting out a sigh. The Gods must hate him. He wasn’t the soft kind of person, comforting and friendliness wasn’t his forte. Rather awkwardly, the elder teen moved his hand to rest on top of the blonds, thumb rubbing the soft skin. Seto eye’s stayed glued to the television, watching the touching moment, or rather corny moment in Kaiba’s opinion, as the boy and father had their last few moments together.

Seto couldn’t help but think that was the kind of attention the other teen should get, though why he cared alluded him. The brunet didn’t put much thought into it, instead watched gratefully as the credits flashed up on the screen. ”How about a comedy next?” Two movies in a row? He should have known that was going to happen.

”If you want to sit for that long.” Personally he hated comedies, he actually disliked movies in general but that wasn’t going to stop Mokuba. He’d ultimately go along with whatever Mokuba and Jounouchi decided. Kaiba didn’t bother moving much as Mokuba crawled off the bed to put in the next movie. He was too comfortable where he was, he didn’t want to ruin the relaxation he had finally acquired… that and the blond’s hand was fascinatingly smooth.

((I honestly haven't seen a comedy in forever, so I just used one most people have seen and loved. xD))



He couldn't remember being so grateful a movie was over. The thing they just watched as not only a sappy family story, but poorly filmed, horribly written and upset the pup. At least Mokuba had enough sense to put on something that would probably lighten the mood.

"It's called Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I don't really know what it's about, but it's supposed to be really funny!" Mokuba explained as he fast forwarded through the previews. Kaiba could tell he wouldn't enjoy this movie. That didn't matter though, as long as Mokuba did, and the pup stopped crying.

His little brother laughed a bit, jumping back p on the bed. "My friend told me it was good." hitting the play button, Kaiba was then subjected to one of the stupidest films he'd ever seen. At least it wasn't sappy like that first one he had been forced to watch.

It wasn't until the movie was near halfway over that he moved his hand from the other. He reached across Mokuba and grabbed his laptop, ignoring the look his little brother sent him. He wasn't going anywhere, but he was going to get some work done at least. At least the Mokuba didn't say anything, he'd end up not getting anything done if the raven haired teen asked.

Having engrossed himself in his work, he didn't notice the movie ending, or Mokuba asking Jou which movie he wanted to watch: horror or cartoon. He had so many things he needed to finish up to get the system out on time, the idiots at work help sending him emails with questions and what they had finished. Too bad their work was sloppy and wasn't good enough for the CEO.

He was currently recoding the basic rules. It wasn't difficult, and he'd finish it soon enough, but the fact his workers had failed to do a simple task was aggravating. People were so loosing their job come Monday. He couldn't afford the hit, but worthless employees were pointless to keep around.

The brunet was getting a bad feeling he'd be pulling an all nighter just to get what was supposed to be done yesterday finished.

((OH MY GOD FINALLY!!!! I GIVE YOU A GOOD SIZED POST! IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! xD

Sorry it took so long though, I hope it's alright. It was fun to write, that much was for sure <3))



Seto ignored the movie for the most part, to absorbed in his work to really give it much more than a ‘hn’ when Mokuba commented on how funny a joke was or some such foolishness. It seemed his employees were loosing brain cells by the minute, he’d gotten thirty-seven emails since he turned the blasted computer on. The one he was currently reading had him wanting to chuck the electronic across the room.

A dull thud had his attention turning away from the laptop. Blue eyes stared at where the blond had been only a second before. ”s**t.” He muttered, tossing his laptop to the foot of the bed as he quickly stepped out of it. ”Mokuba, call the driver. We’re going to the hospital.” Kaiba ordered a bit harshly, kneeling down next to the unconscious blond.

”Seto, is he-”

”Now Mokuba!” The raven haired boy cringed a bit, before rushing out of the room. The brunet rolled the other so he was laying on his back. The blond was breathing, but it seemed difficult and shallow. ”Of course.” Seto gentle gathered the pup in his arms, grunting slightly as he stood. As he did his best not to jar the other as he carried him down the hall, he made a mental note on how light the other was. He hadn’t expected Jounouchi to weight much, but he felt abnormally light.

Mokuba had the front door open already, with his coat in hand as well. ”The limo’s here.” The raven haired teen knew better than to say much more, there was that look in his brother’s eyes that screamed he was about to murder something. He followed the elder Kaiba into the limo, which Seto ordered a bit harshly to go to the hospital and fast.

They made it there quick enough, not being too far from the building. The brunet got from the car, glaring at the nurses who thought it their duty to take the blond from him. It wasn’t until a doctor came to talk to them that he finally handed the blond over.

If there was one thing that set Kaiba off more than anything it was waiting. Doing so in a disgusting and crowded waiting room only added to the aggravation. ”Is Jounouchi-san going to be alright?” Seto turned to look at Mokuba sitting next to him, gray eyes looking down at his fidgeting hands.

The CEO gave a soft smirk, hand ruffling his younger brother’s hair. ”He should be.” He paused for a moment, hand going to his phone to check the time. ”I’m sorry for snapping at you, Moki.” The brunet knew what was bothering the raven haired boy, he didn’t take well to Kaiba’s yelling. The apology seemed to work though, seeing as Mokuba was now smiling up at him.

“Excuse me, Kaiba-sama?” Kaiba looked up to see the doctor standing there, a small file in hand. “Come with me please.” He led them off to the side, where there weren’t a lot of people. “Your friend has just gotten out of surgery. It seemed he suffered from a punctured lung from a broken rib. Jounouchi-san is recovering, but it may be tomorrow until he wakes up.”

”When will he be released?” Right to business as always. He hated hospitals and as of this moment the pup was under his watch. Despite about whatever feelings he harbored for the blond he wasn’t about to let the blond go back to that b*****d.

“A few hours after he wakes up provided everything goes well. And then he will need to stay in bed for at least two week, restroom runs are the only exception.” The doctor stopped for a moment, seeming to debate with himself. “Though I’m afraid I can only release him to his father.”

Seto would be damned if that was going to happen. ”I assume you know who I am.” He smirked when the doctor nodded nervously. ”Then I will also assume you know I not only own this hospital but this entire damn city.” It wasn’t true, he had power over the city but he himself didn’t own it. Sapphire eyes narrowed at the man as he nodded again. ”Then there won’t be a problem now, will there? The boy‘s father will not be involved.” The doctor cowered, nodding hesitantly again. ”I’m glad we’re in an understanding.”

”Can we see him?” Mokuba spoke, smiling at the terrified man. The doctor lead them down the hall, up an elevator and through another all before they finally stopped at an ugly brown door. ”Thank you.” The younger Kaiba smiled again before going into the room. Seto sent the doctor another glare for insurance before fallowing his little brother.

The sight was an upsetting one to say the least. The blond looked so small and pale laying up there with machines hooked into him. Mokuba looked up at the taller Kaiba with big eyes, silently looking for reassurance. Seto pulled the ugly yet oddly comfortable looking lazy boy chair up to the other’s bed side, sitting down and patting his lap. Knowing what his brother mean, Mokuba gladly climbed up on his brother, snuggling him a bit.

”We can stay the night right?” Kaiba knew the question was coming before Mokuba asked. He didn’t want to, that much was for sure… but between Mokuba’s pleading eyes and Jounouchi just laying there with machines beeping what else was he supposed to do other than agree to it. The younger Kaiba smiled as his brother nodded silently. ”I hope Jounouchi-san wakes up.”

Mokuba sell asleep soon after that. It took Seto a bit longer, the constant beeping getting on his nerves. Blue eyes watched the sleeping blond like a hawk until his eye lids got heavy and the CEO drifted off to sleep himself.

((*flails* FINALLY!!! I GOT IT FINISHED!!! And it'a about a page long too <3 Sorry it took so long to do. I haven't been in the best of moods for awhile now, and being brain dead certianlly hasn't helped x.X

I hope this is alright. I tried keeping it Kaiba-ish, but he gets a bit OOC at one point, but I couldn't help it!!! It was too cute <3 Let me know if I need to fix anything, and sorry again it took so long! ><))



He wasn't sure why that night of all nights he started to dream. Naturally whatever his unconscious came up with was a load of crack in his opinion. He didn't believe it to be some form of communication between his unnoticed desires or fears, and his state of awareness. He was Kaiba Seto, he was aware of everything.

So naturally the fact his dreams shifted from his arrogant step-father to Mokuba and then of all things the mutt was down right frustrating. For one, his step father was dead; he had no need to worry about the monster any further. Secondly, Mokuba was more than safe and lived a comfortable life. True he was still working to improve things, it wasn't a pressing issue.

Then the blond mongrel! Of all things to dream about, the mutt would be at the bottom of the list. His rational mind reasoned that it was due to all that had been going on: first finding the lost little Puppy all beaten up, then nursing the Stray back to health only to have him end up with a punctured lung. It made perfect logical sense…Now if only the Pup wasn’t so erotic in his dreams, then the brunet could actually believe it.

What ultimately woke Seto up was unknown, though the CEO wasn’t complaining. Letting out a grunt, he rolled his head in hopes to rid himself of the dull kink in one side before he shrugged out his shoulders. This was the problem in sleeping in a chair; while it was some form of mental rest it always left ones body throbbing in protest.

Sharp sapphire eyes turned to look at the blond in the bed, a bit surprised when he saw Jou was actually awake. ”You passed out.” The brunet crossed his arms, leaning back into the chair. If it were him, he’d want answers. ”Apparently you had a punctured lung.” Seto was still beating himself up over that, he should have known better than to just take the blond back to his house – the hospital was a much more logical choice.

Leaning forward Kaiba undid Katsuya’s arm restraints, sending the blond a hard look to not mess with anything. ”You’ll be released in a few days if everything goes accordingly, but then you’ll be restricted to the bed. It wasn’t a huge surgery, but your lung will be very fragile for a few weeks.” Seto looked back up at the blond, giving him a soft smirk, ”Get some more sleep, Pup.” On a whim he reached out and ruffled the other’s golden hair lightly before leaning back in his chair. ”Mokuba and I aren’t going anyway.”

Did he feel sorry for the Pup? Perhaps. Looking at him hooked up to all those machines, the blond was rather thin and pale… It was hard not too. But sympathy wasn’t the best word, if anything Kaiba was more pissed off at the mutt’s father. Jounouchi’s on flesh and blood had done this to him. He felt his fists clench up for a moment, it was wrong. He was the only one who was allowed to make fun of and toy with the mutt. Kaiba’s didn’t share anything, Seto wasn’t about to start changing that with the pup.

((ARGH!! Finally!!!! Sorrry it took me forever. What with school I didn't really update any of my roleplays. BUT! Here ya go. I hope it's okay.... >.<))



It had been two days. Two long miserable days in that small room that smelled like disinfectant and overly bleached soap. The TV barely got any channels, and whatever noise it would give it was over shadowed by the loud reverberating of the EKG machine.

The Pup hadn't woken up much in those two days. The nurses said it was due to the medication they were giving him. Though he may have remained unconscious most of the time, the blond had still made a lot of progress in the lass two days. He was finally breathing on his own, and most of the machines he was on he no longer required.

What the brunet was trying to figure out was what the no good hospital staff could do that his personal staff couldn't. He couldn't say he was all surprised to find out the answer; nothing. His staff could more than provide for the recovering Pup, and that's exactly what they were going to do.

"Kaiba-sama, please reconsider." The nurse pleaded.

He snickered, dotting the i in his signature. "You've already said Jounouchi-san is doing more than fine. And after reading his medical files, I'm more than confident my staff can do a better job then anything he'll get here." He turned a sharp glare towards the over sized woman. "Unless the doctors missed something again.." He was still furious that they had missed the punctured lung the first time. Once Jou was well, a fat lawsuit was in order. That doctor didn't know what 'malpractice' was until he'd seen it done Kaiba Seto style.

"No, Kaiba-sama. Jounouchi-sama is well down the road of recovery." She followed after him as the tall male made his way back to the hospital room. "He should be better in a matter of a few weeks."

Fists clenched and the brunet stopped, turning to glare down at the woman with narrowed azure eyes. "Indeed he will. But under the supervision of my staff where he will get proper treatment." And with that, he left her standing in the hall way.

Why was he doing this for the mutt anyway? He couldn't really answer the question. The mutt was the mutt, and he hated the mutt. Didn't he?

The point was, the mutt was sick, and he was going to make sure he got the best care. Why? Why didn't matter. But if he needed an answer, it would make Mokuba happy. His brother's happiness and now Jounouchi's heath.

Shaking the thoughts from his mind, the straight faced CEO entered the hospital room and nodded at the blond. "The limo is waiting. Are you ready to leave this... clean room?" Seto was one for cleanliness, but the smell of the place drove him up the wall.

He positioned himself behind the other's wheelchair, he wasn't about to have the other's stitches come out now. He pushed him past the gossiping nurses and down the elevator. " 'bout time we went home." he muttered more to himself then to the Pup as the driver opened the limo door. "Alright, in you go." He crossed his arms and waited for the other to get inside the automobile before he himself climbed in.