From Rivals to Lovers

Chapter 4

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It was now morning and the sun was shining into the CEO's bedroom. Kaiba was the first to awake as he slowly rise up and sat up in bed. He looked over at the sleeping blond boy in his bed. A sigh of relief came to the brunet as he stared at his rival. There was a peaceful expression on Jounouchi's face when he slept. He inwardly smiled and thought to himself that out of all the expressions that this mutt had, the peaceful one he had when sleeping was by far the best. Just as the CEO was getting out of his bed, he froze in place. Did he just admit to himself that he actually liked something about that sleeping mongrel? He shook his head to clear that thought as he walked over to his closet to grab his attire then he marched straight to the bathroom to shower and get dressed.

Jounouchi slowly sat up in bed and looked around a bit, trying to figure out where he was. He rubbed his eyes then let out a soft yawn. He thought to himself that the bed he laid in was quite comfortable and a small made its way to his face.

'I wonder where I am and who brought me here and who's place it was..' The blond thought to himself as he stretched and let out another yawn. 'This person must be rich from the looks of it..'

Kaiba had finished showering and getting dressed. All there was left to do was have breakfast and get things set for work. He made a short trip back to his bedroom to check on the blond teen whom he thought was still asleep. As the CEO peered into his room both boys stared at each in shock. Jounouchi paled as he stared at the brunet from across the room. Kaiba went from shock to an annoyed look.

"Thought you still would have been asleep, mutt.." The brunet said as he leaned against the doorway. "How was your sleep then?"

An annoyed glare was shot at the CEO's direction from the younger teen. "Th-This is your house?!"

"You sound surprised..." This puzzled Kaiba a bit and he got a concerned look on his face. "You don't remember do you...?"

"R-Remember what?" Jounouchi asked rather annoyed yet confused.

The CEO stood up and turned around, waving his hand dismissively. "Forget it. It's actually better that you don't remember..."

With that the brunet left the room and headed downstairs leaving the blond puzzled and pissed. Jounouchi hopped off the bed and fled the room to catch to Kaiba. By the time the young teen caught up with the older teen, they were half way down the stairs. Jounouchi grabbed Kaiba by the collar and slammed him against the wall.

Quickly and harshly the CEO grabbed a hold of the blond teen and counter-pinned him. "Just what the hell do you think you're doing?" He snarled at the other fiercely as his gripped tightened. "You're getting on my nerves, mongrel..."

Jounouchi struggled against Kaiba's strong hold on him. "Let me go!" He winced as the hold only got tighter on him. "D-Damn it! Let go now!"

"I'll release you when you calm the hell down, mutt..!" Cold blue eyes glared at those angry brown eyes.

"Damn it! Don't call me a fucking dog, you bastard!" The blond shouted as he continued to struggle against Kaiba's grip. "And I won't calm down until you tell me exactly what the hell happened, jerk!"

"First off, dog. I'll call you what I damn well please!" He tightened his grip even more which caused the younger male to yelp out from pain. "Second of all, you don't need to know anything if you can't remember. Like I said, it is better off this way..."

Silence fell between the two boys, Jounouchi was already out of breath from shouting so much and struggling against the CEO's grip. Both glared at each other, blue eyes glaring into brown eyes. Jounouchi could have sworn he heard a small hint of sincerity in the brunet's voice from that last sentence. He stopped struggling and let out a defeated sigh. His brown went from glaring into blue eyes to staring at the ground. The tight grip that Kaiba kept on the blond teen's wrist were loosened and his glare went into a concern look. He pitied the other boy for all the suffering he went through from the other night.

"Go back to bed and lie down. That's an order.."

Just as Jounouchi was about to break the hold Kaiba had on him, the CEO quickly tightened his grip and pinned the smaller teen back up against the wall.

"Don't order me around like I'm some god damn fucking dog, Kaiba!"

"You'll do as I say, this is my house and you'll live by rules as long you're under this house!"

Angry brown eyes widened into shock. Was Kaiba really going to let him stay here? This was kind of surprising to the blond teen. The CEO paused and looked away, he too kinda is surprised by what he just said. But he would ultimately regret in the end if he let the blond go, Jounouchi could end up in the same situation he was in last night or maybe even worse.

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(The conversation between the doctor and Kaiba from the other night): Kaiba remained quiet as the doctor approached him. Only one questioned was on the CEO's mind at the time.

"Well...?" Asked the rather pissed yet concerned brunet.

The doctor gave a light sigh before responding. "There seems to be no signs of rape. The most they have done was-"

Kaiba quickly cut the doctor off. "That's really all I needed to know.." A silent pause fell for a moment. Knowing that the blond wasn't raped was good enough. The doctor had also confirmed that they most likely slipped Jounouchi a drug which would explain why his body was hot. "Thank you for stopping by to check him and clearing the air. That is all."

The doctor bowed respectively and then left the manor seconds after. The brunet let out a sigh of relief and sat back down on the couch. 'Sure the mutt is annoying, rude, and loud but...' He frowned before slamming a fist down on the arm rest of the couch. 'But that doesn't mean he should EVER be treated like the way he was...! He is human for Christ's sake!!'

The CEO leaned forward, gripping the coffee rather tightly until his knuckles turned white, his head hanged down. He can't believed he cared this much, he wasn't sure if it was pity or something else... Whatever it was...it caught him off by surprise.

'Shit! Why the hell do I care so much?!'

(The scene ends):

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Yet again another defeat sigh came from Jounouchi as he again stops struggling. "Fine..."

"Good..." Kaiba released his hold on the blond teen and watched as he made his way back upstairs and into the CEO's bedroom. A sigh of relief slipped out from his mouth.

The brunet was glad Mokuba wasn't here at the mansion at the time. Instead, Mokuba had went to stay with his friend's for a while whom also went on a camping trip. The little kid deserved to have some fun with friends of his own age. It was a break from school, being in the mansion all the time and dealing with ridiculous adventures they had during Battle City and all that. Kaiba approached the dinning room and sat down at the table. Coffee was already awaiting him with a bagel and cream cheese along side with the newspaper.

Jounouchi lazily climbed back into his bed and curled up into the sheets and blankets of the CEO's bed. It felt nice and warm to the blond teen. It was really a nice change to him compared to his old, dirty, cold, and lumpy bed he had back at home. He wondered if Kaiba was really going to let him stay at the mansion. If it was true then the younger teen would no longer have to worry about going home to a drunk and abusive father. He wouldn't have to worry about working to pay off debts his father made or rent. Instead of out-dated canned foods the blond teen could eat luxurious meals. He wouldn't even have to do chores either if he was living at Kaiba's mansion.

Kaiba had only eaten half his bagel and drank half his coffee, he was now just skimming through boring articles in the newspaper. Nothing interesting as usual going in this dump of a town. He sighed and tossed the newspaper to the side carelessly. He contemplated if he should skip out of work and stay home to watch over Jounouchi, in case he should do anything stupid or reckless. Or if he should go to work now and come home early to check on the blond. The brunet frowned at both ideas and shook his head. He grunted a sigh, slamming his fist hard down at the table, putting a dent there.

'No way in fucking hell am I going to dismiss work for that idiotic mutt!' He paused a moment and shook his head again before relaxing him. 'I don't really understand why I am being so concerned about this brat.. He... He means nothing to me..! NOTHING!'

Kaiba swiped the cup of coffee and the dish with the bagel in it off the table. The glass hit the floor hard and shards went everywhere. The hot beverage and food was spilled everywhere as well. A maid came in quietly and quickly as she could, cleaned the mess that was made. Once the mess was made, she fled the dinning room.

The CEO rested his back against the wall and his arm rested against his forehead which covered his eyes. 'Damn it... I can't think straight now... I might as well not go into work today...'

He slowly made his way to the living room and sat himself on his favorite chair and took out one of his reading books to read. Unfortunately, reading a book can't even take his mind off of the events that happened the other day or a certain blond. He groaned in annoyance as he calmly and coolly combed his fingers through his brown hair.

TBC...