A World Of Hurt

Seto Kaiba was glad to be finally home. He had stopped only once on the way home to change identity again, only this time back to himself. He had redyed his hair back to brown and dressed in his usual clothes. He had also bought clothes for Yugi and after having him checked out by a doctor, had dressed him. Then he had boarded a Kaiba Corp. jet to head home.

Still, he kept his arrival home low key. He had been gone for several months and more than one person was eagerly awaiting his come back. Getting out of the limo he picked up his small blanket covered burden and carried him into the mansion. He had nearly reached his rooms, when he was called from behind.

“Seto, you’re home. Where have you been?” said Mokuba.

“I’ll tell you soon, I’ve just got to do something first, then I’ll met you in the living room.”

“Sure Seto,” answered his confused little brother, eyeing the bundle in his arms.

Kaiba continued to his bedroom. Yugi had not awoken since the trip from Hong Kong and Kaiba was glad. He was very unsure how he was going to handle anything now that he had Yugi free. At least free of captivity. Yugi still was not Yugi… yet. He settled him into his bed, stripped him of the outer clothes, leaving him in underwear. Then he covered him over. For a moment he looked down at Yugi, despite all he had been through he still looked innocent. But he had missed his brother in all the months he had been away.

He freshened up before noticing the necklace on his neck. The one he usually wore lay on his bedside table, he picked it up and put it around his neck too, but he did not remove the other one. He hurried off to see his little brother.

Mokuba was eagerly awaiting him, running into his arms as soon as he entered the room.

“Oh Seto, where have you been? You’ve been gone so long, I was getting worried about you.”

“It’s okay, I’m home now and I’m not planning on going anywhere for a while,” he soothed Mokuba as the boy pulled back from him.

“But where were you for so long? Everyone’s been wondering and no one seemed to know what you were doing.”

“It’s not important. It’s over now and I’m home.”

“But who was that you were carrying?”

“Someone who needed my help.”

Mokuba looked at his brother in wonder. Seto never helped anyone unless forced to. He never cared about anyone except him. This person had to be very special. Then he noticed the other necklace around Seto’s neck. He reached out to touch it, “Who is it Seto?”

Seto pulled away not letting Mokuba touch it. Again the younger Kaiba was surprised by his brother’s actions.

“Just someone, no one for you to worry about. He’s ill and I don’t know who long it will take for him to be well.”

“Him?” said Mokuba as if he was expecting something else. “Why can’t he be in a hospital?”

“Because it’s not that kind of illness. Don’t worry about it, okay?” Seto did not raise his voice, but Mokuba knew to back off.

“Sure Seto.” Then he changed the subject. “That guy Akira has been around a lot. And Yami’s been trying to find out where you were too.”

“I’ll take care of them.”

“You’re not going away for a while?”

“No, I didn’t want to be away for so long, but this… problem took a bit longer to resolve than I had planned on.”

“I’m glad you’re back.”

“Have you been keeping up with your school work?”

“Yes Seto,” said Mokuba wanting to get away from that subject. “Are you going to come and eat with me?”

“No. It’s been a long trip and I want to rest up. I’ll see you in the morning.”

“Okay.”

Seto turned to leave and Mokuba watched him go with a smile on his face.

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He had gone to his room, then straight to the shower. It felt so good to stand under the water knowing he was in his own home and he could relax fully. And he did stand there for a long time just relishing the feel of the hot water sliding over his body, washing away what he had been forced to do.

He ran his hands over his head. Yes, he might be home, but he was not alone. There was still the question of Yugi. Akira knew he had gone to find him; he would want to know what had happened. There would not be a way to hide Yugi from anyone, especially now that Mokuba knew he had come home with someone. And he accepted that too.

He got out of the shower and dried himself, putting a towel around his waist he went back into his bedroom, drying his hair with another. As he looked at the figure in his bed, he found a pair of amethyst eyes looking back at him.

“Hey, you’re awake.”

The head nodded slightly, then the eyes looked around the room.

“This is my home. You’re safe here. You’re back in your home country too.”

The eyes blinked and he looked confused.

“You are home, Yugi. That’s your name. This is where you came from before they… took you away.”

Yugi pushed the blankets from his body; he pulled the t-shirt from his body and slipped out of the boxers, then crawled over to Seto at the edge of the bed. His hands reached for the towel at his waist.

Seto pulled back, “No!”

Yugi shrank back.

“No, you don’t have to do that any more. This is my home; you are not a whore anymore.”

Yugi bowed his head and crawled back under the covers.

Seto sighed; this was not going to be easy. He quickly found some pyjamas to wear, not what he’d normally do, but he had to if he were to re-educate Yugi. Then he got into the bed beside the smaller body.

He couldn’t resist reaching out to push the blonde hair away from Yugi’s eyes.

“I’m sorry if I scared you. But I meant what I said. You don’t have to do that anymore. You are free, no one owns you. Here you are a guest. I want you to remember who you were,”

Yugi reached out and pulled the hand touching him down to his lips. He gently kissed it before sucking on the individual fingers.

“Oh, Gods… don’t,” but he didn’t pull his hand away.

Yugi continued to suck all of the fingers slowly then he forced the hand down over his nipples making it rub over them.

“You don’t have to do this,” said Seto, he really didn’t want Yugi to think he had to have sex with him.

He saw the pleading in Yugi’s eyes and found himself giving in to his own needs as well. He wanted Yugi as he had before, he still could not resist that need.

Seto pulled himself closer to Yugi, looking down into the large purple eyes, his hand still on Yugi’s chest. “Do you want me?”

Yugi nodded.

“No. You have a choice here. Do you want me?”

Taken back a second, Yugi nodded again and smiled.

Seto lifted his hand from Yugi’s chest and touched his face gently, rubbing his thumb over Yugi’s lips, “And I want you.”

Yugi’s tongue licked at the thumb as Seto leaned down to claim his mouth with his own. The kiss was soft and gentle, fingers softly caressed his cheek. He was taking his time, exploring Yugi’s mouth and not letting him push further. He wanted to show Yugi that he did not have to whore himself here in Seto’s own bed. This time Seto Kaiba was taking his lover.

Soon the kisses moved to Yugi’s neck, gentle butterfly kisses going downward over and along his collar bones, down his breastbone, over to his nipples. Again he took it gently, softly sucking it to hardness, getting little sighs of pleasure from Yugi. He moved slowly across to the other one and gave it the same treatment.

One of Yugi’s hands played in Seto’s hair and his eyes drooped in pleasure. Seto pulled right back, kneeling on the bed to remove the pyjamas he had put on. And while up he moved to his beside table to retrieve something. Yugi lay there waiting until he felt Seto settle between his legs and once more lean down to kiss him. As he did so his erection bumped into Yugi’s and the smaller one cried out. Seto smiled. It was the first true sound he had heard out of Yugi for a while. ‘One day you will cry out my name,’ he thought as he claimed Yugi’s mouth and rubbed his groin against Yugi’s. Again Yugi cried out, but Seto had to slow down. The friction was almost too much. As he stopped grinding together with Yugi, Yugi pulled up a leg as he spread himself wide. Seto took the hint and grabbed the tube he had retrieved. He spread the slickness onto his fingers and was soon teasing Yugi’s entrance, before pushing inside.

Yugi’s little moans and sighs increased as Seto proceeded to stretch him. One finger, two, three. He was already pushing back onto them. Seto stilled him and removed his fingers and moved his own body into position. Then he thrust in with one hard stroke all the way. Yugi’s hands and legs snaked around Seto’s body as he began to move in a slow steady pace, all the way out, all the way in, taking his time. His mouth stayed with Yugi’s, kissing, sucking. But soon the need had built that he had to thrust harder, and soon he found Yugi’s sweet spot again causing higher cries from him, his eyes closing tight as he held on to Seto’s shoulders hard. Suddenly he came over Seto’s stomach, pulling him over the edge with a fierce cry as he came inside Yugi.

As the aftershocks coursed through their bodies, Seto once again claimed Yugi’s mouth, before he gently pulled out and lay beside him, drawing the smaller body into his arms.

“I don’t want to let you go,” he said quietly nuzzling Yugi’s hair. “I want you to stay with me.”

But there was no response and he wondered if there ever would be.

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Seto left him asleep. There was a lot of catching up to do and a few people to placate. One of whom was waiting for him when he reached Kaiba Corp. He only planned on being there an hour, before returning to be sure Yugi was all right.

“Kaiba,” said Akira as he rose from his seat outside the office.

“I was expecting you, but not this soon. Come in,” he said as he went inside his office.

Akira followed. Seto made himself comfortable behind his desk, opened his laptop and quickly looked over reports on how the company was doing.

“So, did you find him?” demanded Akira, not liking being ignored.

“I –“

“Sorry sir,” a man entered without announcement, “But I had to see you. That property you wanted gone, the best offer I have is a million lower than you paid for it. Shall I go ahead with the sale or try for better?”

“No, I want it off my hands as soon as possible, take it. The loss is worth the result.”

“Yes sir, it shall be done.”

“This venture has cost me a great deal, Akira,” he said once the man was gone.

“But did you find him?”

“If I did would you tell Yami?”

“Of course, he hired me to, remember. You offered to go to Manila. Did you find him?”

“I found a high priced sex slave. He has no mind of his own and at the moment, he can’t speak. He doesn’t know who he is.”

“Yugi?”

“Yes, I found what is left of him. All he has known since he disappeared is sexual slavery. How have you been stalling Yami?”

“I ahh, told him I had some leads, but I didn’t really elaborate on them. It’s been easy to dodge him because that entourage of his is getting restless and want to leave. He’s resisted so far, but he did wonder where you were.”

“Tell him nothing yet.”

“What? Are you crazy? Why do you want to keep him away from Yugi?”

“Like I said, he’s not much more than a whore, but he trusts me and I promised him I wouldn’t let him be hurt again.”

“Hurt?”

“You have no idea what the brothels down there were like, do you? They owned him; he was a piece of meat and nothing more as long as they got their money’s worth. They drugged him into docility, and beat him when he disobeyed them. The place I got him out of had him in S & M; he’s still healing from that. Other people would just confuse him… I’m only here for a short time, then I’m getting back to him. So do as I ask, tell no one.”

Akira’s mouth gapped open. He wanted to say something, but ended up saying, “Sure…okay. You’ll contact me when I can tell Yami?”

“I’ll see,” was the only answer and he knew he’s also been dismissed.

He turned to leave, a confused look on his face which changed after he got out the door, “Well, I’ll be.” He smiled and left the building.

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Seto hurriedly did what he had to do, then quickly set off for home. If Akira knew he was home, he wondered how long it would take Yami to as well.

Yugi was still in bed when Seto got home. Seto gasped when he saw him laying flat on his back. The gasp was not for that, delicious as it was, but for the way his hair lay on the pillow, in exactly its old position, spiked up. The only difference was in the center, the blond spike was sitting up, like Yami’s.

But then the large amethyst eyes opened, they saw him standing there and a smile followed. Seto’s lips quivered in response until they actually turned upward.

“You’re looking much better, why don’t you get up and I’ll have some food sent up for us.”

Yugi nodded and moved to get out of bed. It was then Seto realised he was still naked.

“I’ll have to get some more clothes for you.” He hurriedly found the bags he had brought from Hong Kong and dug out some clean clothes for Yugi to wear. He’d only gotten a few changes when they were there. He handed them to Yugi who had lost his smile.

“You are not a whore anymore. You are free now, my… guest. You’ll have to get used to wearing clothes again.” Yugi took them but still seemed disappointed.

Seto lifted his chin to make their eyes meet, “Think of it this way then, it’s more fun undressing later.”

With that Yugi beamed and dressed while Seto ordered food for them.

Yugi ate everything put in front of him with enthusiasm; he had probably not been fed so well at the brothels. Seto watched him unable to stop watching him. His hand cupped the pyramid necklace as it sat around his neck, he didn’t realise that he had been doing that a lot lately. He never did it with the other one.

“Do you remember anything from before the brothels?” he asked suddenly.

Yugi looked at him strangely as if to say ‘Before? There was a before?’

“There was a before. You lived here in Domino City before you were taken down there. You were not a whore then. You were a… well I can’t really say normal kid, but you had friends here. You called me one, even if I didn’t want to be back then. I’ll explain the not so normal part later. You got… lost…. until I found you. Some not very nice things happened to you, took your memories away. I’d like for you to remember the good stuff before any of that. I want to have a… special doctor come to see you. Do you remember how to write?”

He seemed dazed before he nodded slowly.

“Good, okay. I’ll arrange for the doctor to come. Your name is Yugi, I am Seto Kaiba. I live here with my younger brother, Mokuba. He knows I have someone here, and he used to know you too. I just… haven’t told him who you are, yet.”

Yugi cocked his head to the side, his eyes looking about the luxurious room. Seto could see the question.

“I am rich, in fact the only way to get you out of the brothel, I bought the place. That’s how I got you out. I’ve since resold the place; it’s not to my taste. I only did it to get you. I lost a million dollars, but I think it was worth it. And like I said, you are free; you don’t have to stay here if you don’t want to.”

Yugi was shaking his head and there was fear in his eyes and he seemed to shrink.

Seto got up and moved to him, “Hey don’t worry, I can’t -- won’t send you away.” He put his arms around the smaller form. ‘I don’t want you to go.’

Yugi smiled up at him and wound his own arms around his taller lover.

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