"My father died too Kaiba! You can't just go around acting as though you deserve pity from everyone, you're not the only one who's been through hardships!"
Mazaki was an annoying, forceful bitch. She couldn't keep her fucking mouth shut for more than a few moments at best. She hadn't a clue what she was talking about. I wasn't fishing for pity, I wasn't fishing for empathy. I just wanted to be left alone.
She may have lost her father, but I lost my entire family.
"You obviously don't know what you're talking about. You lost one person, I lost a family, my mother, my elder sister, and my father."
My voice was even, calculated. I wouldn't break in front of her, I wouldn't show her any weakness. I couldn't. I couldn't bear to lose my cool, I would never live it down if I did.
She huffed, crossed her arms over her chest before leaning forward to shout.
"I lost SeSe, my little brother, he may not have died, but we were still separated."
The nickname struck a chord with me, it reminded me of my sister. That was just as she had addressed me, some shitty way of saying my name, a nickname she had given me because apparently the name "Seto" didn't sound right to her.
My sister hadn't died the night my parents were murdered, we were separated, her mother wanted her back, but not me. I wasn't her child, so I was left to the system, where I met Mokuba. My sister had only been my half-sister, but she was a sister to me no less.
I froze at the name that Mazaki used. Looked up to meet her eyes. She was furious, and I couldn't find it in me to be angry anymore. Surely if she had lost her younger brother, and I had lost my elder sister, surely I wasn't wrong.
"Ane?"
Rather than call my sister by her name, I decided on getting even, gave her a nickname as well, one that was just as ludacris.
Mazaki froze at my words, arms falling from her chest, facial expression going blank. I must have been right. I must have been. Otherwise she would not have reacted the way she did. There wasn't a chance that this was all just coincidence. This was real, and I couldn't have been more pissed off.
Of all people it just had to be her, this insufferable naggy bitch just had to be my sister. Of course, I would have to bear with her, she was blood, we had been close as children, maybe there was something left there? Maybe she would start to show me some fucking respect for once. Maybe she'd stop whining about how I needed to make friends. Of course, this was all just theory, none of it would prove to be true. She would still be the same person she was before, I would just have to put up with her, we were family afterall. She would need to put up with me as well.
After her initial reaction to freeze at the mere mentioning of that horrid nickname, he approached me, pressed a kiss to my cheek, wrapped her arms around my neck.
Now it was my turn to freeze. I was not accustomed to touching, I didn't much enjoy physical contact. I couldn't pull away from her, and I definitely couldn't push her off, I had just found my sister for Christ's sake, someone I had believed to be long gone, forever. When she pulled away was when her dweebish friends entered the classroom. Muto leading. They stood in the doorway for a moment, looking us up and, most certainly surprised that I had allowed Ane anywhere near me.
When she released me she sent a smile my way. I wasn't certain if she was aware of the dweeb patrols presence or not, she didn't seem to be. I would have thought she'd be more hasty with this. I would doubt that she'd want her friends to know.
"We can talk about this later, SeSe."
That nickname made me flinch, of course she just had to use it in front of them. No doubt they'd all mock me for it, well, more just the mutt, yet that would be more than enough.
After speaking to her last words to me, she turned to her friends, told them to stop gawking. When they asked what it had all been about? She told them it was none of their business. She didn't want people to know. I decided on respecting her wishes for now. There wasn't a need to butt in with her social life. I did however plan on telling Mokuba, that was my decision, I wouldn't be keeping any secrets from my little sister. Mokuba deserved to truth, especially with all she had heard about the topic. She knew everything about me, she was my only source to vent to, she was my only confidant, I needed to tell her everything. I couldn't keep a secret from her.