Me: New FanFiction time!

Yami: It's a Yu-Gi-Oh! one this time.

Seto: That and it's a prideshipping.

Yami: So just a fact, this story was originally written in the back of one of Kureru's school notebooks. Chapter 1 here alone took up 14 pages. Yeah… a lot happens in this chapter. A hell of a lot.

Me: I kinda realized after I finished Chapter 1 that I rushed this. Oh well! Oh, and there is an OC who is mine, and some characters from GX and 5D's will make an appearance. Yusei is a main character.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, YGO GX, YGO 5D's, or the songs

CLAIMER: I DO own the plot and my OC.

WARNINGS: Semi-graphic situations, one of the characters being sick, violence, and yaoi.

DEDICATION: To Toxic Hathor, who is undoubtedly one of the best writers I've ever seen.

Chained Chapter 1

Tuesday morning at the High School was boring Seto Kaiba to death. Nothing new was happening, just another boring Math class (1). Kaiba had nothing to keep him interested. People-Watching seemed to be the only thing to keep him busy.

His eyes fell upon a boy sitting in the back of the room, on the opposite side of himself. He was a small boy with crazy tri-colored hair that stuck up on all sides. His blonde bangs fell in front of his face. Kaiba noticed that the boy was pale and thin.

His name was Yami Mouto. He had been Kaiba's rival in middle school. Now though, it seemed that Yami wasn't interested in him anymore. He didn't like to pay attention in any of his classes, but somehow managed to get straight A's. Today, though, he was taking diligent notes.

Kaiba could tell something wasn't right with the boy. He was 17 years old and was incredibly thin. He was sensitive to touches and the one time anyone dared to hit him he had a bruise on his shoulder for weeks. Then there was the time he passed out in class. It left his little brother Yugi so worried he had to be removed from the room.

Imagine Kaiba's surprise when Yami looked at him back. A light blush covered his pale cheeks and he quickly looked away. Kaiba smirked, but his cell phone going off interrupted his thoughts, and the teacher.

You see, Kaiba was the CEO of KaibaCorp, a company that produced all the best and newest additions to the Duel Monsters game. That being said, Kaiba didn't really need to go to school. He was already smarter than the average college student. He just went because he could.

Looking at the caller ID, he looked up at the teacher. "May I step out and take this?" he asked.

"Sure." the teacher said. "You'll just have to get the notes from somebody else."

Kaiba nodded and stepped out. What he didn't see was Yami staring at his back as he left.

The bell rang just as his call ended. Kaiba went back inside to grab his bag when someone tapped his shoulder. He turned and, surprisingly, saw Yami there. Kaiba tore himself away from his ruby red eyes to ask, "What is it?"

"The teacher said you should get notes from somebody and she chose me," he said, handing Kaiba his notebook. Kaiba set it on top of his books with a small "thanks".

"By the way, you'll come across drawings in there. Just ignore them alright?"

"Okay," Kaiba said. Yami nodded and left to go home.

Kaiba waited for him to leave before flipping through the notebook. Yami had small, easy-to-read handwriting, and the notes were organized neatly. Curious about the drawings, he paged through the book until he got to the inside-front cover. There were pen drawings of duel monsters inside. Kaiba recognized the Dark Magician, Yami's favorite by the looks of it, and the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Kaiba stared at his favorite monster, wondering why Yami had it drawn in his book.

Curiosity got the better of him again, and so he flipped to the inside black cover. This time, he was greeted by words. He sat back and glanced through them.

'Song lyrics?" (2)

I've got troubled thoughts and the self-esteem to match

Keep the blood in your hand and keep your feet on the ground

There's nothing more for me, lead me away or leave me lying here

Summer has come and past, the innocent can never last, wake me up when September ends

When I wanted to cry, I couldn't 'cause I wasn't aloud

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room?

Well you're building up and breaking down my wall

Is there anyone out there, 'cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe

Even surrounded by a million people, I still feel alone, and I wanna go home

But there's shit that I've done with this fuck of a gun

Wouldn't it be great if we were dead?

Heaven's gates won't open up for me, with these broken wings, I'm fallin'

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

This is all I can take; this is how a heart breaks

I just came to say goodbye, I didn't want you to see me cry

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Kaiba blinked and put the notebook into his bag. Why would Yami keep song lyrics in the back of his notebook? And they were from songs that he knew, and artists that wrote angst-y music. What's up with that?

"I'm home."

"Where have you been, you dirty bitch?

"I-I'm sorry, I was out."

"No more excuses, damn brat! Get in there, now!"

"No! I promise not to do it again-"

"I said shut up and get in there, you slut!"

"No! Please!"

SLAM

"Let me out! No!"

Kaiba sat in the classroom, waiting patiently for Yami to come. It was their turn to stay after and clean up. It had been three days since Yami had lent him his notebook, and three days since Kaiba last saw him. He knew something was up, but he refused to talk to him about it. He could've gone to Yami's brother Yugi and ask what was going on, but Yugi insisted that he didn't know anything.

The thought of asking another person that Yami knew entered his mind. Yami was often seen hanging out with the Fudo twins, Yusei and Sayomi. Maybe he could ask them.

He was about to leave to go find them when Yami walked it. Kaiba's eyes widened. Yami, if possible, looked even worse than he did three days ago. He muttered a "hello" and set to work. Kiba joined him.

"Here's your notebook back," Kaiba said when they were finished. He handed the blue spiral notebook back to him.

"You looked through it, didn't you?" Yami asked.

Kaiba reluctantly nodded. Yami sighed. "I knew you would. Curiosity got the better of you?"

"In a way, yes," Kaiba said. "What were the song lyrics about?"

Yami hesitated. "I just… got bored," he said cautiously.

'He's lying.' Kaiba thought, but kept his mouth shut. Yami turned to leave, but remembering Yusei and Sayomi, Kaiba reached out and grabbed his wrist. Yami winced.

Seeing this, Kaiba thought up another question. "Yami, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," said Yami. "Now let go."

Irritated, Kaiba pulled on his wrist, causing the smaller boy to gasp in both pain and surprise as he was pulled back. Kaiba pulled Yami's sleeve back and almost gasped at what he saw. Yami's arm was covered in bruises and scars.

"What happened to you?" he asked.

"I told you, it's nothing!" Yami ripped his arm out of Kaiba's grip. "Please, Kaiba. Don't tell Aibou or anybody about this! Just forget it!"

Kaiba and Yami both knew that Kaiba wasn't going to forget it anytime soon, but Kaiba still said "Alright. If that's what you want, I'll forget."

Yami turned and ran off, leaving Kaiba to find the Fudo twins himself.

After looking around the entire school, Kaiba found himself in the library. He went up to the media lady and asked, "Excuse me, is Yusei and/or Sayomi Fudo in here today?"

"Why yes. Miss Sayomi is here today. Do you want me to get her for you?"

"That's alright. I'll just go find her." Kaiba walked past her and looked for Sayomi.

He found her in the auto-reference section, with a book on motorcycle parts in front of her. She was taking notes on a small notepad. She looked up when she heard Kaiba approach.

Sayomi Fudo was a pretty girl. She had black hair with yellow highlights, just the same as her brother Yusei, but hers was much longer and she kept it tied behind her head. She had teal colored eyes that attracted a lot of boys, but she easily blew every one of them off. Like her brother, she had a love of motorcycles and other electronic equipment.

"Seto Kaiba," she said. "What brings you to the auto-reference section?"

"I was looking for you actually." he said, sitting down next to her. "What can you tell me about Yami Mouto?"

His question obviously took her off guard. "Yami? There's nothing to tell." But Kaiba knew she was lying.

"Then how do you explain the bruises and scars I saw on his arm earlier?"

Sayomi's eyes widened. "Were they fresh?"

"So you do know something."

"Fine! Tell me what I want to know and I'll explain."

"I guess they were fresh enough for them to hurt pretty bad when touched."

"You grabbed him?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Ugh!" Sayomi growled. "He's already hurting enough. Why'd you have to add more pain?"

"Oh, give me a break. I didn't know. Now tell me about Yami."

Sayomi opened her mouth but shut it again. "If I'm going to tell you, we need Yusei. Otherwise he'll kill me."

"Where is he now?"

"At the shop. I'll give you our phone number. Drop by the shop later."

"Alright, I'll call you later."

"Oh! And one more thing."

"Yeah?"

"Can you bring me some fiber-optic cables when you come? I'm working on a project and need more than I have."

"…Sure."

When Kaiba was walking out to his car, he felt something weird in his stomach. Something bad was happening, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

A weird noise caught his attention. He followed the sound, the feeling in his gut getting worse and worse with each step. When he walked around the corner, the sight he saw almost made him get sick.

Yami sat on the ground, hunched over, holding his stomach as he threw up on the ground. Kaiba rushed over and put a hand on his shoulder. "Are you all right Yami?"

"Ugh… K-Kaiba…" Yami moaned. He then proceeded to fall into Kaiba's arms. Kaiba gently picked him up and took the unconscious boy to his car, laying him down in the back seat while ordering the driver to get going.

Thinking quickly, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed Sayomi's number. She picked up on the third ring.

"I wasn't expecting you so soon Kaiba. I haven't even left yet."

"Listen, I found Yami throwing up outside the building. He's out cold right now. I'm taking him straight to Yusei, alright?"

"Oh God! Of course, bring him there right now. I'll call Yusei and tell him you're coming."

"Okay, but Yami might need a doctor."

"He may not look it, but my brother has had some medical training. If necessary, we'll call his boyfriend Jack and get him over there."

"I didn't know your brother was gay."

"Yeah, well keep your mouth shut about it."

"Fine. I'll see you at the shop."

"Hurry. And goodbye."

"Bye." Sayomi hung up after that. Seto set his phone on the seat next to him and went back to watching Yami. His face was twisted in either pain or discomfort and he was sweating. Kaiba took the corner of his jacket and wiped a bit of sweat off of Yami's forehead.

"What's going on with you?" he asked no one.

Kaiba entered the mechanic shop with Yami in his arms. A bell had rung when he entered, but there was nobody there. Setting Yami on the small couch in the room , Kaiba went up to the desk. There was a sign sitting there that read:

[I'm downstairs! Push the buzzer and I'll be with you in a minute!]

Kaiba pressed the red button next to the sign, held it for a few seconds, then let go. He waited patiently for a minute before he heard a clunking noise. A door opened and Yusei Fudo walked out, rubbing his hands on his jeans.

"Seto Kaiba? What's a hot-shot moneybags like you doing here?"

"I came to drop him off," Kaiba said, jerking his head towards Yami, who seemed to be getting worse.

Yusei's eyes widened. "Oh God, Yami!" he yelped. He ran over to where he lay on the couch. "He's burning up! How long has he been like this?"

"I'm not sure. I found him like that outside the school about five minutes ago, but I saw him earlier and he was looking sick then too."

"Damn, he didn't show up at school for three days either. Wait here with him, I'll get some medicine." Yusei ran into the other room.

"You know what's wrong?" Kaiba asked when he came back with a few pills and a glass of water.

"Unfortunately, yes. Hold him up while I try to wake him."

Kaiba nodded and stuck his arms under Yami's back, pushing him into a sitting position. The small boy groaned and gripped Kaiba's shirt lightly.

"Yami," Yusei said softly. "Yami, you need to wake up." He rubbed and shook his shoulder until Yami opened his crimson-colored eyes.

"Yusei…" he said softly, but Yusei interrupted him.

"Shhh, it's okay. Just swallow this for us, okay?" He held the pill out to him. Yami took it and swallowed. His eyes began to drop, and eventually he fell asleep.

Kaiba shifted his arms so Yami was a bit more comfortable. Yusei stared at him intensely. "What?" Kaiba asked.

"How much do you know?" asked Yusei quietly.

Kaiba shrugged. "Not much. Your sister said that she'd tell me a bit more once she got here."

"Sayomi? Why'd she promise you that?"

"Not really something I want to get into."

"So you bribed her?"

"Not really, no."

"What was it?"

"Fiber-optic cables."

"I knew it," he said grinning. Kaiba just glared.

The door opened then, and Sayomi ran in. "Is he okay?" she asked, pointing at Yami, who was still sleeping in Kaiba's arms.

"I gave him the usual medicine," Yusei said, standing up. "Now that you're here, we can take him downstairs and get his other wounds treated."

"Kaiba will help too!" she said. Kaiba just nodded. If it would give him more information on Yami, why not do it?

"Okay then. Kaiba, pick him up and follow me. Sister, you go get more of Jack's medical supplies."

"And you, brother?"

"I'll go shut my equipment off so Yami won't be disturbed. The noise down there is dreadful!" With that, the twins ran off, leaving Kaiba alone in the room for a bit.

He shifted Yami in his arms so the smaller boy's head rested in the crook of his neck. As a result, he got some of Yami's hair in his face. But Kaiba didn't mind. Yami smelled like cinnamon and exotic spices, but they were masked by a musky smell and the smell of fresh blood.

"Seto!" Sayomi called out. Kaiba turned his head to where she stood waiting in the doorway. "Let's go." She led the way through the door Yusei had gone through and went downstairs.

The mechanics shop was concrete from floor to ceiling, with shelves and work benches along the walls. A red motorcycle sat in the middle of the room.

"Place him there," Yusei said, pointing to a bench with a few pillows. Kaiba went over and placed Yami on it, who sighed at the contact with the cool bench.

"Okay, Seto. We need to see the total damage." Sayomi explained. "To do that, his shirt has gotta go."

Kaiba gulped, but nodded. Together, he and Sayomi carefully tore the tight shirt away from Yami's body. Kaiba covered his mouth with his hand to keep himself from gasping out loud. He didn't know that a person's body could become this mauled! Yami's entire torso was covered in bruises that made his entire front black and blue instead of the bright tan it had once been, multiple cuts, most of which were bleeding, and what looked like lacerations from a whip. There were what Kaiba thought were rope burns on his wrists and forearms.

"Oh my God…" Kaiba whispered.

"This is nothing," Yusei said, stepping up behind Kaiba. He handed his twin some bandages. "He's stumbled over here with far worse than that."

Kaiba stared in disbelieve at them, unable to imagine what "far worse" could mean. What did this to Yami? "You two better start explaining."

"We will," Sayomi said, tearing off some bandages to put on Yami's wrists. "But for right now, we need to treat Yami's wounds. Now both of you help me."

Within a few minutes, the small monarch was covered in bandages and sleeping peacefully on the couch. The other three now sat in the twins' living room.

"Alright Fudo, explain." Kaiba demanded. "What's wrong with him? Why is he covered in wounds like that?"

The twins looked at each other and nodded.

"Let's start from the beginning."

(1) I wrote the first 7 pages of this in math class, so I thought it was only fitting. Stupid quadratic functions…

(2) The songs mentioned, in order, are:

What a Catch, Donnie- Fall Out Boy

The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows- Brand New

Sound the Bugle- Bryan Adams

Wake Me Up When September Ends- Green Day

Gomenasai- t.A.T.u

Dark Blue- Jack's Mannequin

Wrecking Ball- Lifehouse

Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5

Let Me Go Home- Michael Bublé

Mama- My Chemical Romance

Dead!- My Chemical Romance

Savin' Me- Nickelback

Somebody to Love- Queen

This Is How a Heart Breaks- Rob Thomas

The Last Night- Skillet

Pain- Three Days Grace

I wanted to put some Linkin Park songs in here, but I forgot. Sorry...

Part one is done! Will continue in part 2. This took 13 ½ notebook pages and 9 MSWord pages, making it one of the longest I've done EVER. R&R please!