Puppet Love

You all have been so patient waiting for me to update-well, here will come a little bloody goodness as reward.

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19.
Breathing

He had changed directions yet again, entered his darkened office and closed the door behind him.

Without looking, he pulled out a secret drawer from his desk, picked up a small cell phone and hit the speed-dial.

�Moshi,
moshi?�

�You fucking, incompetent idiot! What have you done?� shouted Kaiba.

�Exactly what you told me to. I took care of your problem.�

�Wrong. You caused me a whole truckload of problems with that thoughtless act. I told you to teach Yugi a lesson, not kill him.�

�As far as I remember, you didn�t wanted him to talk, and he won�t. I made sure-�

�What you surely did was draw the police�s attention right back to my person and company. I-�

He noticed
a movement, and, turning his head, found the door slightly ajar.

Kaiba
frowned, then spoke into the phone:

�Hold on. I�ll call you back.�

�What do you mean by that? How come?�

Yami smiled, a sad, defeated look in his purple eyes.

�I am only a spirit, a soul without a body. I share Yugi�s body, and while he can live without me, I will cease to exist without him, because I have no physical presence. And while I could just return into the Millenium puzzle and wait another five-thousand years for another host, I would rather join my hikari in eternity.�

The pharao rested his forehead against Yugi�s, even as the door opened and in stepped Anzu, Mouto-san and-

�Shizuka?� whispered Honda incredulous. The dove-eyed younger girl nodded.

�Hai. I-I heard, what had happened, and came as fast as I could. I-I know, that my brother would have wanted to come, so..�

She trailed of, when she saw Yugi laying on the bed, Yami seated next to him, and the dying boy�s condition.

�Kami, no, please, Yugi..�

Tears pooled out of her eyes, even as Honda supported and lead her to the bed.

Kaiba made his way down the silent halls of his mansion, searching every single corner and shadow for a possible intruder. When he rounded the corner towards Jou�s room, he felt the hairs on his neck stand straight up.

The door was open, gently swinging back and forth with the cold breeze emitting from his koinu�s dorm.

Forcing himself to remain calm, the brunet snuck towards the opened door, took hold of the knob-and swung the door open with a forceful shove.

His heart nearly stopped, when he took in the empty bed, abandoned room and wide open balcony window.

�No!� his
mind screamed, as he threw all caution overboard and all but ran inside, softly
calling:

� Puppy! Pup? Jou? Where are you? Jouno-�

Something cold, smooth circled his throath, cutting off his words and air, and choked him. He managed to slip his fingers underneath what he thought was a cord, but before he could remove it, he was hurled around and smashed against a wall.

There was a soft rap at the door, and the nurse opened to let in Ryuji Otogi. The black-haired dice master nodded a greeting, as he stepped closer and explained:

�I-I tried to reach Yugi, but no one took the phone, Kaiba�s abroad and when Honda�s parents told me you were here, well, I��

He trailed off, at a loss of words, when he saw Yugi.

Coughing, Kaiba tried to regain his breath, when he heard the door being shut and locked. He rose his head and received a kick in the chest as reward, snapping a rib. Grunting, Kaiba rolled on his back and pushed his feet upwards, trying to kick off his attacker-and froze, when he recognized the figure looming over him.

�Pu-ppy?�

Jou didn�t move, didn�t flinch, only stared at him.

And then a broad, hungry grin appeared on the blond�s face.

They took turns in talking to him, and momentarily Shizuka reflected on how she had first met Yugi, when he had fought her possessed brother.

Kaiba screamed, as the blade drove into his leg, and tried for a uppercut at Katsuya�s jaw. The blond blocked the hit and stomped on Kaiba�s exposed abdomen, knocking the wind out of him.

Straddling the CEO�s waist, Jou pulled him up at his hairs, even as he drew the large meat knife out of Kaiba�s thigh. 
�Have you ever thought about, how it must have been for Koichi-san to lose his eyes?�purred Jou.
Seto bucked in panic, trying to shake off his obviously mad puppy, just to have his left hand pinned to the floor in the effort.
He screamed again and rose his other arm to punch Jou, but this one reacted swiftly.
He grabbedKaiba�s arm, rose and moved beside the elder teen in one swift movement, then twisted the limb and broke it by bending it over his knee.
A howl was forced out of Seto�s throat.

�..you caught that jellyfish in your bucket by accident, and thought it was Ramen, and tried to eat it. For good luck, it wasn�t poisonous, although you had to live solely on cold milk and ice cream for several days, because it stung your mouth��
Sugoroku sighed, as he remembered how happy three-years old Yugi had been, when they had gone swimming at the beach the first time.

Humming, Jou cut off Kaiba�s clothes, inbetween hitting this one's broken arm, when he tried to defend himself. So far, the blond had managed to rid his former tomentor of his shirt and pants, and was now approaching the blue boxers.
�Forty-seven white dragons a-hanging at the wall, and if one white dragon should accident�ly fall..�Seto hissed, when the knife cut into flesh and grazed bone, leaving a huge gash on his left hip.
�You know, you�re a little too talkative, if you ask me. Now, what could be done about that..?�
Blue eyes widened in terror, and he tried to bite Jou, when this one�s hand aproached his face. He squirmed, bucked, flailed, and all of a sudden, with a blinding white pain, his left hand came free and he struck Katsuya with all he got.

The knife, which was still imbedded in his hand, left a deep cut on Jou�s right cheek, making the blond snarl in pain and anger. He snatched the hold of the knife and twisted it sharply.
Kaiba only gurgled, when he felt the bones in his palm shatter into fragments.
And suddenly, there were fingers inside his mouth, forcing his jaw open and taking hold of his tongue. Fingernails bit into the slippery muscle, pulled and tore, and then his mouth filled with blood, a split-second before his brain caught up with the overwhelming agony of his organ being severed.

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Just a little appetizer, folks, before the main course�

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