Disclaimer:
I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Author's Note:
After a few months of doing other stuff, I'm finally back on track for writing stories… I think. Anyway, this story will be an intriguing mix of romance and humor and due to some profanity will be rated PG-13. I think that's all I have to cover…
REMINISCENCE
Chapter One: Prologue
By: UNKNOWN
Small sounds came from the little building in the center of the walls. Around the building, children played on the playground. Two children however, stood alone. One had short trimmed hair with piercing blue eyes, while the other had long black hair and large black eyes full of curiosity. The building was an orphanage, and the two children were known as Seto Kaiba and Mokuba Kaiba.
Many incidents occurred in this orphanage. As with all places, the predator must prey on the weak. The orphanage had its bullies, too- those conceited few who thought that they were better off than the rest. Of course, who better to pick on then the two seemingly loners? Kaiba was constantly abused and Mokuba made fun of. Supervisors never noticed, and if they did didn't seem to care. The entire orphanage was a rut.
Kaiba and Mokuba were inside one day, in the receptionist room. A woman around the age of thirty came by, with a little blonde boy about the same age as Kaiba and a younger brunette trailing by his side.
"Hello miss… last name?"
"…Katsuya." Turning to her son, she said, "go play with the other children I'm going to be busy for a while okay?"
The little boy nodded, and trotted over to where Kaiba and Mokuba sat.
The boy's little sister went with her mom however, and disappeared around the corner.
"Hi," the boy started.
Kaiba did not reply due to his cold nature, but Mokuba seemed happy to have someone to talk to. The two boys talked for a while and Kaiba's attention swerved to them when he heard Mokuba ask for the other boy's name.
"My name is…"
"Kaiba! Mokuba!" The shrill voice of the supervisor filled the air. "What are you two boys still doing in here? You two should be outside… and this boy too," she said, referring to the blond boy at the end.
The three hopped out the door and out into the cold morning. Boys and girls were running all around, and the air was full of noise. The group of bullies standing in the middle of the playground seemed to have noticed them, but had not moved from their spot yet. The three boys went to the nearby slide, and sat under it. Mokuba and the blonde boy continued to talk, while Kaiba sat around doing nothing.
"Hey Kaiba!" The annoying whiny voice could only belong to one of the bullies, whose names no one but the supervisors had bothered to learn. Kaiba was certain his name was something along the lines of Mike.
"Who's your little friend?" Mike asked, looking over to Mokuba and the little blond boy.
"None of your business," Kaiba snapped.
"Hey Kaiba! Was I talking to you? No… so shut up!"
Mike's friends behind him laughed and Mike smiled. "So Mokuba, who's this blonde kid?"
"I…I don't know his name yet."
"But you've been talking to him for so long… haven't you asked for his name yet? Or were you too interested in trying to be friends than to get his name?"
Mokuba formed the first words of a sentence on his lips, but made no sound as he looked down at the sand.
"Shut up!" Kaiba said again.
Mike smiled. "What're you going to do Kaiba? Beat me with your little fists?"
Kaiba stood up, but being so short it didn't make much of a difference.
"Hey guys, I think he's mad!" Mike called to his friends, who responded with laughter.
Kaiba pushed off the sand and leapt onto the bully. Mike fell to the ground with a grunt as Kaiba began to punch. The first blow caught Mike in the nose and the second was stopped in midair. Mike shoved Kaiba down and threw him against a wall. Kaiba's head hit the wall and his nose began to bleed. Mike wiped his swollen nose, apparently relieved to have found no blood.
"Well Kaiba, I think its time I break one of your bones!"
Mokuba began to cry in fright while the blonde boy got to his feet. Mike forced Kaiba down into the sand headfirst, then grabbed his arm and twisted it behind him. Kaiba grunted in pain and tears were forming in his eyes.
"S…stop!" Mokuba yelled.
"Like the pain Kaiba?" Mike asked.
Suddenly, Mike collapsed and groaned. The blonde boy had delivered a kick to the back of Mike's legs. He dropped his knee into Mike's back and pulled Mike's arm upwards, driving the knee deeper into his back.
"Ow! What the hell… ugh!"
Mike's friends seemed not to care about him but were more interested in the fight. The blonde kid released Mike and stood back.
"You…you little runt…" Mike growled, stretching his arm.
"Mike got beat by a little kid!" one of his friends crowed.
"Shut up!" Mike yelled back.
"Ha… well later loser!" they shouted.
"Huh? Where are you guys going? W-wait up!"
Mike ran off to catch up with his group. The blonde kid stooped down and ruffled through Kaiba's brown hair.
"You all right?" he asked.
Kaiba nodded, and pinched his nose in attempt to stop the blood from flowing. Mokuba sat by his side and clung onto one arm.
"I'll get my sister. She likes this kind of stuff," the boy said, running off into the building.
"Brother… why did you hit him?"
"I couldn't let him talk to you like that. No one's ever going to talk to you like that in front of my face and walk away without a fight."
"Brother…"
The blond boy returned, with his little sister behind him.
"See sis? Here's the guy."
The little girl got down and pulled out tissues from her pocket. One she told Kaiba to pinch his nose with, and the other she dipped in some water to wipe off the blood on his face.
"There you go! You'll be fine now," the girl said, standing up.
Kaiba looked up at her and smiled. "Thank you," he said.
She nodded, then said, "How about if we come back every month? I'm sure we'll be good friends."
Her brother nodded and they both looked at Kaiba and Mokuba.
"Of course. I owe you," Kaiba said to both siblings.
"You two! In the white and red shirts!"
The two turned around, facing the supervisor. "Your mother is looking for you two. You guys have to leave."
Looking at Kaiba's red tissue in confusion, she escorted the two back into the building. Kaiba and Mokuba tried to follow, but the supervisor cut them off. They ran to the gate nearest to the entrance instead. After a while, they saw a blue van slowly driving out of the lot.
The passenger window was open, and the little girl's brown hair flew all about due to wind. "We'll be back next month! I promise!" she cried, smiling.
"Wait! What's your name?" Kaiba yelled.
She managed formed the first syllable of her name before the van pulled away and her voice trailed off in the distance.
Closed eyelids opened with a start as Seto Kaiba flew out from beneath his blue bed sheets. His blue eyes surveyed the corners of his room and he sighed and slumped back down.
This flashback... I've been having piece by piece of it lately but just now I've had the entire event recalled…
He sighed.
That boy and girl… I remember them from the orphanage. They said they were going to visit every month but they never came back after the first…
"Damn! What could this mean?" he muttered
His voice echoed around the large room, and then silence followed. He sighed again, then closed his eyes.
"Wait! What's your name?"
"Shi…"
Well, I'm going to end the prologue here and see how you guys like it so far. This chapter will convey significance in the latter chapters so I thought it was best to leave the dream as its own chapter. Please review!