Hey guys its been a while…a looonng loonngg while for which I sincerely apologize. I've had some stuff going on with school and jobs and the likes, but I am back. Here is a new chapter and you'll be happy to know I am already working on the next chapter. I got a job this summer as a camp counselor so I won't have access to my computer. So I'll be sure to get the next chapter out before I leave as an apology for making you all wait for SO long.T.T This story has NOT turned out like the summary at all . But because you guys have waited so long I am DEFINETLY going throw in to throw in a little treat for you guys in the next chapter coming later this week It'll be more of an 8.5 than a chapter 9….not full on lemon yet…but hopefully enough to make you squee. PLEASE REVIEW...I am a little worried that I might have lost my sense of description..so please make sure to tell me if the story is dry. Love you all, enjoy chapter 8. (I do not own Yu-Gi-OH..blrrblrrblrr :P)

Feeling and odd warmth in his bones, despite the cold wind that wove through the trees and permeated his light coat, Jonouchi sat beneath the statue at Kaiba corp and waited. He wasn't quite sure why he had been in such a hurry to leave work especially since he was sure that Kei would have him do something sleazy in order to make up for the missed time. The blond winced at the memory of the first time that he had skipped out of work early. It had been because of Anzu's goodbye party for when she had left for America. He, at that point, hadn't known about Kei's interest in him. When he had returned to work Kei had asked him to do a special performance for some friends of his. Unfortunately his "friends" were rather sleazy businessmen who squeezed in one too many pinches and pokes to his body. Of course now he was used to the business and wasn't afraid of Kei's threats so much anymore. That and his mind was still swimming and his skin tingling from where Seto's lips had touched it.

He pulled out a pocket mirror and inspected his face. He had gotten used to carrying the thing around to make sure his bruises stayed covered. A pair of honey eyes stared back at him from the looking glass. Those eyes look sad, he realized. Behind those yes he was worried about Yugi, confused about the sensations that had rippled through his body when Seto kissed his neck, and tired from the years of abuse and shame. He smiled into the mirror but his heart just wasn't in it. He sighed, snapped the compact shut, and checked his watch. 11:30 still half an hour until the set time, but Seto was unpredictable and could show up fashionably late, or even early. Only time would tell at this point.

Domino city was so quiet at this time of night. The occasional pedestrian would saunter by quietly eager to get to their warm homes . These people were all so unaware of the darkness and chaos that existed within his world. "I shouldn't even be here," he mumbled to himself releasing a puff of condensed air into the winter night. He fumbled in his pocket for a cigarette and lit it inhaling the nicotine that his body craved and exhaling, secretly telling himself that he was breathing out every bad thing in his life so that for just a moment he could forget.

The sound of a car pulling up snapped him out of his daze. He turned to see a sleek black limo out of which was climbing the even sleeker brunette.

"Have you been waiting long?" he asked, not sounding as if her particularly cared. Jonouchi imagined that Seto Kaiba was used to being falsely polite and was merely spouting out scripted phrases of no real interest to him.

"I only just got here," Jonouchi lied flicking some ash off of the end of his cigarette and pressing it back between his suddenly very dry lips. "Do you know where Yugi is? Is he ok?" he asked. He was slightly confused as to why he didn't feel as worried as he felt that he should. But then again there were so many thoughts spinning around in his head that we wasn't sure what to think anymore. Seto strode swiftly over to him and plucked the cigarette out of Jonouchi's mouth stubbing it out with the toe of his Italian leather shoe.

"Back, during my Battle City, tournament I placed a tracking chip onto the one thing Yugi seems to always have with him. That silly pyramid necklace." Jonouchi nodded to show that he understood.

"So we will be able to find him with this tracking chip?" Jonouchi rasped trying not to look into those captivatingly chilling eyes.

"As much as I dislike Yugi Moto, I would never wish something like death upon him. He is the only duelist in the entire world who can actually provide a worthy challenge to myself. Which is why I am going to help you find him, got it?" Seto said in what was quite obviously his business voice. "We can't get there using the limo so we're going to have my driver drop us off at my launch pad. We'll take the copter." He grabbed the blonde by the ear and dragged him into the limousine.

Jonouchi sat rigidly next to the brunette. He had always felt an aura of power emanating from the man beside him. An aura that just recently had begun to make his knees weak. Diverting his mind in an attempt to distract himself from the beating of his heart he looked around the limosine.

"You know," he said softly, "This is the first time I've ever been in a limo, you used to kidnap Yugi all the time and leave me and Honda to walk. " Seto looked at him with his usual unreadable expression.

"Now is hardly the time to think about things like that." Seto sounded almost worried… almost. "Yugi is someone who I greatly respect, and that is why we are going to rescue him. I don't LIKE him no…but I respect him. If you haven't noticed I'm not one to waste time. That is the reason why I didn't bother to pick up you and Honda." Jonouchi looked at him for a moment and then turned away.

"I was just sayin' is all…I wasn't asking for a full blown explanation." He sighed and tapped his fingers against his knee. So much for casual conversation. "How long until we get to the launch pad?" he asked crossing his arms and leaning back into the seat. If he couldn't be casual he'd at least be blunt. Seto flicked back the sleeve of his business suit and glanced at the silver watch that was fastened there.

"About an hour. I would have had them come to pick us up but they need to perform a refueling process." And with that he flipped open his laptop and began to work, this was the sign for stop talking. Jonouchi stared out the window as the buildings of Domino city flashed by the window. The stress of the day began to take over his body and without realizing it he drifted off.

The brunette was currently deep in thought over the blue prints to a few new Kaibacorp products that he had been working on, although the blueprints didn't need to be ready for another month. In fact Seto Kaiba himself found that he needed to take his mind off of the situation. He had been making an awful lot of uncharacteristic decisions in the past week. It had all started when he and Jonouchi had kissed in the school shower. When he had gotten home that night he had drank an entire bottle of white wine and fallen asleep, something that he rarely did. Alcohol wasn't something that particularly appealed to him, he just had the staff keep bottles in the pantry for when important possible investors came to dinner. He understood well that people sometimes tried to use alcohol to attempt to purge themselves from unclean thoughts or actions. In his mind he knew that this never worked but then again it was one of the many odd things he had done. And even despite this he had gone into the workplace of the person who was the cause of his discontent and had gone on to kiss his neck during a lapdance and was now sitting in a limo with him on the way to save his own archrival. He hadn't suffered through a parentless childhood with a hard ass adoptive father, to go soft now. Could he even call Gozuburo a father? He kneaded his forehead and closed his laptop. There was no way that he was going to be able to concentrate now. Not with all of these thoughts spinning around in his head.

He leaned back and propped his chin against his hands. A sudden pressure against his lap startled him out of his stupor. He glanced down to see that the unconscious blonde had slipped from his upright position and was now sleeping against Seto's knees. Seto found himself letting out a nervous laugh. This was all too ridiculous. This kind of thing only happened in manga or dramas. It was all too strange. Unsure of what to do Seto rested his forearm against Jonouchi's shoulder and peered over to get a look at the blonde's face. He felt himself getting red. Which was something he hasn't used to. Until recently he hadn't experienced feelings other than anger or what might have once been happiness. A life of money and power had more or less closed his heart off from most feelings. Well that and his rather unfortunate childhood. He was stuck in a stalemate with himself. Part of him wanted the contact that he had never been able to experience. But part of him felt uneasy. There were only about twenty minutes left to the helicopter pad. But twenty minutes could be a long time.

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Jonouchi awoke to the feeling of the limo coming to a rough stop. His cheek felt surprisingly warm. Squinting as he awoke he lifted his head. A few moments later he shot backwards. Within a few moments he had come to the realization that he had been lying on what was definitely someone's lap. He had had a couple gigs at work where he had been payed to lay with his head on the laps of elderly businessmen to fulfill their creepy fantasies. He took a moment to orient himself. He looked frantically around until his eyes met Seto's. The cold steel of the CEO's eyes was enough to award his heart a second shock. He leapt backwards with a yelp. Seto gave him quite the look but when he spoke it was as if he was unfazed.

"There was a minor complication with the helicopter. We are going to have to stay the night in the area. It would take too long to get back to the mansion at this point. The helicopter will be back in working order by tomorrow morning. .." He cleared his throat. There's a bedroom in the helicopter launch building, which is convenient because we are going to need to leave as soon as the copter is working again." With that he swept gracefully out of the limo.

Jonouchi looked around. They were in front of a tall grey building that bore the Kaiba cop trademark symbol above its graceful arching doorway. It was simple yet extravagant. He snorted, the building was just Kaiba's style. He craned his neck backwards trying to see through the darkness where the building ended.

"Are you coming sir?" One of Kaiba's attendants was standing at the door looking at him quizzically. Slightly embarrassed the blond brushed hair out of his eyes. And nodded coughing slightly. What he wouldn't do for a cigarette right now. He was led up a marble staircase. The inside of the building itself looked like it was designed for royalty. There were silver and white tapestries everywhere. The attendant smiled at him.

"This is one of Master Seto's favorite Kaibacorp buildings. He has a business area in this part of the launch center. He often works here when he needs to get last minute work done ." Jonouchi nodded in awe. He was led down a wide hallway that had a few portraits of Seto and his brother and a few pictures that had the faces smashed out of them. Jonouchi looked at the attendant hoping he would have an answer. But the young man just kept looking straight ahead. Something gave the blond the feeling that the man was avoiding answering the questions that he was asking with his eyes.

As they approached the end of the hallway he could hear the sound of Kaiba yelling.

"I thought I made it clear that you should prepare a guest room."

"But Master Kaiba, that is the guest room." There was a long pause and a sound of anger from the CEO.

"Very well…" The two words were bitter and frigid even though they weren't aimed at him Jonouchi suddenly felt as if he hadn't left the cold air outside.

He stepped into the room from which the voices were emanating just in time to be shoved past by a short tubby elderly man who seemed quite frightened. The attendant who had showed Jonouchi up the stairs bowed and also walked briskly away. This was quite understandable. Even Jonouchi wasn't sure if he wanted any of what Seto Kaiba was at that moment. If there was ever a moment that Seto Reminded him of a Blue Eyes White Dragon it was when he was angry like this.

Jonouchi who had never lived in an inch of glamour in his life couldn't understand how in the world Kaiba could be upset the room in question was a large bedroom with a king sized bed swathed in purple, a bookshelf, and a grand desk made out of a rich brown wood. It seemed comfortable enough. Especially to a boy who had spent his life sleeping in the same bed that he had slept in when he was ten years old. He found himself grinning and kicked off his shoes throwing himself onto the bed. He nestled into the rich blankets surrounding himself with their lush comfort. Kaiba continued to mope at the foot of the bed. Jonouchi looked at him with a sudden realization.

"Hey…where are you going to sleep." It was the look that Seto gave him that answered that question…."oh,"

I REALLY hope you liked this chapter. I know I am such a tease. I will be going to work this summer as a theater counselor for a kids camp. I leave in two days but I PROMISE to write you a little something to tide you over. SEE, SEEE I set it all up for some yumminess 3 As I said please review. I want to know if you liked it, what I can do better, what I can do less of. I love you all. 3 3 See you next chapter