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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the people or ideas below. At least not the important ones.
Note: Nothing graphic or bad...just Kaiba being Kaiba only he's being Kaiba before a massive legal crime spree.
The Purge
Kaiba squeezed the bridge of his nose, then closed his eyes against the headache pounding there. The blond stomping back and forth in their living room was not helping matters any. He had a lot to do before tonight. He really did not understand what Jou was so upset about it's not like he or any of his friends were going to be in any danger within the Kaiba Corp's tower.
Really? It was going to be like one giant sleepover just like it was every single year since Domino City initiated the whole concept of the purge. Every year since it began Katsuya spent the better part of the year leading up to the next purge protesting it, drumming up support for his cause endlessly bitching about how inhumane and cruel it was...
Last year Kaiba had had to lock him into their bedroom just to keep him off the streets. Frankly Kaiba himself thought the whole thing was stupid—really 12 hours where all crime was legal including murder? While that was one way of dealing with overcrowding it probably wasn't the best way to handle it though.
He'd ended up tying Katsuya to the bed, despite protests from his friends that had also become a part of their annual purge program. Every Kaiba Corp employee spent the evening within the locked down and fortified confines of the Kaiba Corp building. Either making pallets in the hallways or sleeping at their desks or in their labs...while Katsuya's friends would come up to the suites on the 36th floor, put away their things, then come up to the penthouse and hang out until midnight trying to call Katsuya down with Kaiba....
“Do you have ice water for blood?”
Kaiba blinked, “Am I going to have to tie you to the bed again this year? Or will you stay put of your own accord?” He asked calmly. “And no I have blood just like you—however I am considerably more level headed than you are about this--”
“If you mean smug and pretentious just because we're up here safe and sound while innocent people fight for their lives down on the streets yes you are more level headed about this than I am.”
Kaiba refilled his glass of bourbon with an arched brow, “Right...look Katsuya I allow one hundred people that are not Kaiba Corp employees or their immediate families sanctuary what else do you want me to do?”
Katsuya looked at him blankly amber eyes sharp enough to cut steel, “One hundred people out of how many? Do you know how many people are going to die tonight Kaiba?”
“Alot I imagine.” he said blandly swirling the ice in his glass. “But I am not the one who initiated this law, so I do not understand why you expect me--”
“Because it's the right thing to do...the human fucking thing to do! This is wrong Kaiba fucking wrong!”
Kaiba nodded, “I do not disagree with you on this puppy you know I don't but it is what it is...”
Just then his intercom beeped followed by Carol's voice saying evenly, “ Mr. Kaiba your friends have arrived and the emergency food has arrived.”
“Thank you Carol.” he said into the coat intercom.
“You are welcome sir, my daughter and husband just reached the front of the building may I...”
“Yes of course go take care of your family Carol...” Kaiba said evenly.
“You are all kinds of bastard.” Katsuya growled at him, and stomped towards their bedroom.
Kaiba hmm'ed his agreement, but frankly Katsuya was his spouse now and therefore his responsibility just as much as his employee's and his little brother...all of whom he knew would be safe this night. His job was done—almost. He quickly opened his laptop and double checked the lock down system, as well as the automatic defense system that would shoot to kill anyone or anything that came within ten feet of the building once lock down commenced.
It had only taken two years for people to get the message. Kaiba Corp was off limits...