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Jounouchi Katsuya, age 16 years old, a young student of Domino High school was disappeared at 8:30 PM a while coming back home after playing a competition of Duel Monsters with another card duelist, and we have received more informations about his friends it all started after the gang of Hirutani from Rintama started walked around the school intimidating everyone — we'll be back with more news.
After the news of Jounouchi's disappearing out of nowhere, Seto turned the TV off taking a long sigh and slapped the table harder from his own desk room showing teeths, blue eyes glowing of rage and disappointment.
— that idiot… — mumbled refering to Katsuya.
What he was thinking at walking alone at this night? — Seto was only worried for thinking that, but at the same time Jounouchi couldn't be blamed since Hirutani's intimidating gang of Rintama college came back searching for revenge to make him pay after quitting the gang.
The moment of the rebellion when they heard about Jounouchi Katsuya.
The group rebelled, shouting his name in disgust, spitting and throwing cans while Jounouchi, tied hand and foot, was thrown to the ground—his face injured. However, from the moment one of the boys made way for Hirutani, who stood facing the blond, a chill ran down his spine as he looked at the leader.
He grabbed him by the collar of his green jacket and punched him in the face, making his mouth bleed and causing Jounouchi to scream in pain.
— barks a lot but doesn't bite...
— Hirutani... — growls.
— so you recognized me after all this time, huh? wow... — he claps hands — does the obedient puppy still was able to remember me? what happened when you decided to walk away and start to hang out with that whiny boy, oh yeah Yugi Muto and also his friends?
Everyone starts to laugh, exception of Katsuya who doesn't like when his best friend's name is involved and also his friends.
— i don't know what do you want from me, but don't expect i am going to give you something because i am no longer part of your group of rats anymore!
this only infuriated Hirutani even more at having a face like he's about to impale Katsuya alive, he pulled that blonde hair harder make the other growl from extreme pain, and with other hand squeezing a little more his neck.
— listen here you scum, it's not you who are going to decide this... do you really think you can leave without giving a payback? you have footprints from a group you used to get involved, you may have quit to hang out with your stupid friends, but you aren't leaving before we get our revenge after that unforgivable betrayal! Everyone listen up, let's give that dog what he has to pay for us!
His entire body shakes like a earthquake happening, heart beating faster without having control of himself after seeing those men surrounding Jounouchi, giggling and preparing their weapons smiling excited to start the show at making Jou suffer as consequences of having roots that could change his future life forever. One of them started to kick the blonde harder, punching and slapping as more bruises were created, not even the leader Hirutani himself couldn't stand anything and started being on control at punching his face until Katsuya also got a purple eyes in left side as painful growls trying to resist in the worst moment were intense.
He is nothing, always being a punchbag for others, no matter how much Katsuya keeps trying.
That night full of punishment with consequences from a gang group he accepted to be part of.
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It has passed minutes when Kaiba picked his car while holding the guns in case the gang still messing up with Katsuya, Seto feels a very negative feeling inside and pants with fast frequence. Focus, he could never put his guard down and his intimidating posture either known by rest of people.
But it was too late, Jounouchi Katsuya got heavily injured fighting between life and death and showing signs he have passed out. Seto punched the ground frustrated at coming too late to rescue Jou, it hasn't to end in this way, but it was his own consequences at having his reputation as a delinquent and swears in these mumbles being left from Seto's voice.
There was one moment where he was put in coma, it was pathetic for someone self-titled the best Duelist end this way — thinks Seto Kaiba, knowing it since Katsuya have been facing almost death during the battle against Yami Marik, he have been always standing up and being stronger in the name of those Jou really cares.
His friends and his sister.
Maybe he was acting though about him for Yugi because he only wanted to see Katsuya safe without risking his own life till die, even if he can never show explicitly those feelings for a brave boy.
Thankfully four days later he could wake up, Seto sighs remaining stoic, but inside there was a big relief knowing he was still alive.
— Seto?
— you have been sleeping for 4 days.
The blonde blinks three times in total shock.
— 4 days?!
— for a moment i thought you were about to take an eternity.
He gave giggles of not being so amused.
— by the way, what are you doing here? I thought you were staying in KaibaCorp or with your brother.
— hm… i had my own reasons, at least the doctors said that your injuries were recovered… — sighs — i saw the news about you and i wanted to search for you before anything more could happen, but it was too late.
Jounouchi looks at him with a stoic semblant, until there was a smirk in the blonde's face stamped. Seto Kaiba immediately gets completely flustered how he almost confessed his actual feelings, even if they were already in a relationship, but still not used when they always had complicated relationship towards each other so it was more something new to experience.
But by the way, it doesn't stop Seto at holding his hand gently having some more minutes before the KaibaCorp president has to leave Jou alone for a while to remove bandages, and finally go back home together at spoiling that blonde puppy boy a little after what happened to comfort.