The Decisions of Fate. Chapter 2

I walked down the empty streets of downtown Domino, heading towards the building of my corporation. I didn't feel the need in calling Isono to pick me up with my mercedes. I wanted to be alone in this cold weather. Accompanied by snow.

My black gloved worn hand clutched around the object in my winter coat. The music box that contains my beloved one. My heart's desire. Katsuya.

The moment of losing sight of Katsuya I stayed at the park on my knees swollowed in sorrow for some time. He disappeared again when the music stopped. Fading away in the mirror world of darkness and snow. I wonder, is he alone there? Did he receive new memories since he doesn't remember living here in this world? What was the purpose of him being born and existing here if he was going to exist there? I just don't understand the reason of him being alive here at all. Maybe there's more to this. I am completely engulfed in sadness and confusion. I can't think right now, the whole purpose for me walking just died.

Now I will treasure what I hold in my hand. Should I show his friends that I have him? I'll have to ponder over that.

I entered the big empty building. Nobody but the janitors were here. At least they know to stick to their duty, if I were to bump into one of them. Why did I come here? I don't have to be here.

Just then my cell phone rang. I searched in my pocket to get it out. I looked at the display discovering that it was my younger brother.

"Yes," I answered monotonously, "What is it, Mokuba."

"Hey Seto," he greeted, "It's getting late and I'm heading to bed. I was going to wait for you to come home to say good night, but I'm too tired to wait any longer."

"Alright Mokuba. Good night," I was just about to hang up the phone when something just occured. "Mokuba?"

"Yeah?" he answered.

"What do you make of the name Jounouchi Katsuya?" I asked hoping an answer would come up as Jounouchi? He's alright, I guess.

"The name Jounouchi Katsuya?" Mokuba was confused, I can tell, "I like it! Where did you get that name from?"

"Nevermind," I decided to ask another question, "Have you heard it before?"

"Ah," he's thinking, "I don't think so."

"Okay," I ended the questions, "Good night."

"Night!"

So he doesn't remember him. Only I can remember, so said the mysterious fool. My mind began to think of his existence, before he became nonexistent. His smile clear in my mind, even though he was in pain, he hid it from his friends. Why didn't he just tell them? He would have gotten the support from them and perhaps approach me somehow. He probably would have never met that joke of a.... whatever he is. I don't even think that that guy was human, he could do things a person, a normal person, can't.

I entered my office without turning on the lights, I feel that the darkness is where I should be. I went to the window to look out-side. The moon, there in the clear sky. Tomorrow it'll be a new moon.

Katsuya, taken away with that figure. The moon shines now in existence, yet Katsuya doesn't shine along with the moon. I dug in my pocket to pull out the musicbox. I open the box with slight hesitation. Do I want to see him? Again? Alone? I wind the box, many times this time. I want to see you.

I looked through the mirror at my reflection. The musicbox is playing, but I don't see Jou anywhere. Nothing out of the ordinary is happening, it's just playing a melody like any old musicbox. I shut it after waiting for a minute. I can't just imagine the whole thing this evening. If it were my imagination then how did I end up with this.

I tossed the musicbox to my desk, not caring if it would break when I should. I can't believe that all of this can be real. There's no way Jounouchi would be in there.

I took my eyes off of the box and looked at the sliver of the moon. Jounouchi... Katsuya... Why did I have to fall in love with you? Worst yet, why did you have to fall in love with me? You would have been here still, perhaps living a happy life. A life without me in your thoughts would be better than this.

The melody started playing again. I looked back at the box only to find it in the hand of a stranger. It was him again, that royal bastard of a fool. I glared at him, he sneared back. I hate him for what he's done, and he knows I hate him more than anything.

"You know, child" the jester began, "You should take good care of this. After all, it holds what you want dearly. I went through most of my power to get him in there."

"Where is Jounouchi?" I questioned with a glare. He didn't answer me, however, he lift the box near his face, snearing at me and gusturing that Jou was in the box. Is he trying to irritate me. He should know that I hate him so much that I would kill him. He knows what I'm talking about, but it looks like he won't answer straight, "I know he's in there, you fool! I want to know where there is!"

"Oh!" he pauses to think of what he's going to say next, "This may sound too cliché, but he's in the moon. Wait, wrong information. I mean he's in the Dark Forest," I raised my brow, "Told you it sounds too cliché, on the other hand, this Dark Forest is located beyond a gate the moon holds. You can't get there. No matter what you do. No human is able to make it to the gate. It's impossible. Not even I can help you."

No, that can't be true. He got Jou there, "What if I make it possible?"

"You wouldn't, not even with all the money and power in the world!" he raised his arms, spinned then stop, facing me, arms dropped, "You wouldn't make it possible."

I glared at him, listening to the music that kept on playing. I gazed at the musicbox realizing that nothing has happened. I extend my arm to reach for it, "Hand it over."

He stared at me with his eyes like slits and a grin plastered on his face. It feels like the temperture just dropped. His eyes shifted to the object behind me then back to me. He cannot be trusted even one bit. He wind the box and tossed it but not at my hand. Instead he tossed it towards the window which happens to have disappeared, that explains the sudden drop of temperture. I rushed to the window reaching out my hand to just catch the box at the moment it just exited the building. Grateful I am to have such reflexes, I would have lost the musicbox. It was openned, so it played the song.

The jester laughed with a cackle. He sure can get on my nerves. I looked back and he was gone. I then realized I was close to falling to my impending doom. If I had taken one more step, there wouldn't have been a floor to keep me here. Did he really intend to kill me or was he just toying with me?

I looked into the mirror. It slowly illuminated, like the moon, a reflection of it's light. Is it the moon that gives this box a power to see through the window of the other world? I stared at my reflection as it went from solid to transparent. I can see him now. He's sitting on the snow covering his eyes with his bangs, looking down. I guess dancing is over. Looks like he's weary.

In the world that Jou is in started to snow. Can he hear me if I were to say something. I cleared my throat, he twitch slightly, but didn't bother looking or moving, "Hey." Jou's gaze rose up a bit, pausing at the sight of the trees. Then he glanced upward to the sky, where, I guess, I'm at. He gasped. We stared at each other. His look was surprised, but soon became content, he even gave me a smile.

"It's you," so he really can talk, "You're that person I saw before. Right?" He stood up slowly and haven't left my gaze. I don't know what to say. I'm having a hard time to speak to him. I can see he's becoming uncomfortable. I want to say something, but what?

Jou bit his lip and took a step back. Next, he turned and dashed for the forest.

"Wait!" I couldn't let him leave that area. He stopped and looked at me again, "I don't want you to leave. Stay where you are."

"Why?" he asked.

"Because I want to see you, Katsuya," I answered, "Please, don't go."

"Katsuya?" figures, he wouldn't know his own name. He pressed his lips together. What is he thinking of? He looked down at the snow, breaking our gaze once again, "I cannot leave. I may wander for hours, but I'll eventually be back here. It's been that way as long as I can remember, maybe it's a small world. Why do you want to see me?"

"I...," I couldn't finish the rest of my sentence. I just couldn't tell him I love him. "I wanted to see you dance some more."

Jou looked up with a blush gracing his features, "That was...! I didn't know somebody was watching! I wouldn't ha– " he stopped speaking and look at the direction of the forest. He started breathing faster. Fear striked me for him because he looks like he's afraid. He looked at me, pressed his lips, "I knew I won't be able to stay for long," then he dashed off. At the moment he left the area, a giant headless human torso with four legs moving like a spider zipped out of nowhere chasing him!

No! No, no, no! I turned away from the openned gap, the missing window, and slammed my fist at the floor. I was on all four hitting the floor with my one hand that held nothing. I gritted my teath, I didn't want to send Katsuya to a dangerous place! Now he's being chased for his life! What if he dies? I wouldn't see him anymore then! Some decision this is. Wait, this wasn't my decision. The fool had already gotten my answer, maybe it was one of Katsuya's. He looked like he didn't want to go when he disappeared.

"It would be much better if you were here and not loving me," I sighed, "It's just like you Katsuya, to forget something so important."

This chapter is shorter than the first! ^^;