I honestly thought I was going to discontinue this story, like after the second chapter I started to get kinda bored. Though thanks to the AWESOME reviewers, I will be continuing! =D Thank you all so, so much!
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When Kaiba suddenly stopped, Yugi almost ran into him but made sure not to make that same mistake again. He moved next to him to see why he had stopped, seeing a large hole in the floor boards that was nearly impossible to get past.
"W-What are we gonna do?" Yugi mumbled nervously.
"See if there's a way around it." Kaiba replied back. He turned and entered the room that was right before the gap in the floor.
When they entered the room, Yugi was surprised to see it so barren, there wasn't anything inside the large room except a door on the very right side of the room. On the wall in front of them were window's with the shutters open. Yugi was able to see the night sky and the moon that let a glowing light into the room. He'd never seen the moon so bright before. They wouldn't even need the flashlight they had.
"I'm positive that door will lead us around the gap." Kaiba stated as he began walking towards the door. Yugi being forced to follow. "But you need to watch where you step, these floorboards look incredibly weak."
Right as Kaiba finished his sentence the floorboards broke underneath Yugi, with a cry he fell through. If Kaiba hadn't quickly moved down on his knees before the hole, then they might have both gone down. Kaiba firmly grabbed onto Yugi's hand and began trying to pull him up. Yugi couldn't help but blush at the hand that had captured his, but there was more a feeling of fear tingling up him as he felt something grab his foot.
Yugi almost too afraid to look down, when he did he greatly regretted it. There was something with bright red eyes holding onto his leg in the darkness of the black hole. Yugi began kicking his leg to get it off but it stayed, slowly an eerie smile stretched across its face, showing it's sharp teeth to him. Not a moment later was Yugi pulled out of the hole and tumbled into Kaiba, finding himself laying on top of the CEO.
The smaller quickly got off of Kaiba and scooted away from him. His body beginning to shake from the fear of having his leg grabbed. He knew he hadn't been seeing things because he had felt it, there really was something after him. Yugi had a feeling that it was that thing, whatever it was, that wanted him, it had probably taken Joey too.
"Yugi?" Kaiba asked. Moving closer to him.
Yugi gazed to him. Wondering what he could want, but he had a feeling that he was just going to yell at him for landing on him. But, he didn't, he asked something Yugi never thought he would hear the brunette say to him.
"Are you alright?" he questioned.
Yugi tried to reassure a smile to him. "Y-Yeah, I'm f-fine…"
Kaiba instantly glared. "Your shaking, I don't think your fine." Kaiba turned Yugi to face him. "Why are you lying to me?"
"I'm not! I really am… I'm just… shaken up a little bit…" Yugi began mumbling. The image of that face still haunting him, he didn't dare look to see if it was still in the shadows of that hole. He didn't ever want to see it again. He didn't even understand why it was after him, what did it want from him? Sudden unstoppable tears began streaking down his face. "I'm fine…" he trailed again.
"Yugi, what is going on with you?" Kaiba asked. He seemed to think Yugi was completely losing it by the way he said it.
Yugi stayed quiet for a long moment. Why would Kaiba ask? He didn't care. He thought that he was a loser. "Why would I tell you?" he asked. Even though it made his heart sting a little bit. He had sounded so mean when he hadn't meant to.
"Fine. Then don't tell me, I wouldn't care anyways, I don't know why I asked." Kaiba replied. Standing to force Yugi up too. "Let's go, I don't want to sit here all day." he growled.
More tears fell at Kaiba's first statement. He really didn't care? Yugi knew it, but something deep down told him not to take it. To not let Kaiba say that to him. Yugi stopped walking before they reached the door, having Kaiba stop also and glare back at the boy. Yugi only looked to him with sorrow. "You really don't care? Is there anything you really care about besides working?"
"No I don't! I don't care at all! I just want to find your stupid friend so I can get away from you!" he snapped.
Yugi's heart was already on the verge of snapping. How could Kaiba be so cruel and cold to him. What had he really seen in him? "What have I done to make you hate me so much… I'm sorry…" he then lowered his head to stare at his feet. Watching as the tears rolled off his cheeks and hit the floor. He hated that he was handcuffed to Kaiba, he was forced to be around him when right now he didn't want to be.
They began walking again, going through the door and Kaiba had been right about it leading around the large gap. They then continued down the hallway before reaching another room and checking it. Both entering to see a large library. Kaiba led them farther inside, looking around at all of the dusty shelves filled with books. About every book ever made looked to be in here, it was almost unbelievable. Yugi didn't pay much attention to them though, he hadn't lifted his gaze from his feet for very long.
He hated how Kaiba really didn't care, he didn't care that he'd stomped all over his heart. Those words were like knifes, each individual one cutting a piece out of him. Why had he said he loved Kaiba? When all he did was hurt him, call him a loser, constantly put him down, and push him to the side like he was nothing. Why did Yugi do this to himself? He should have known that Kaiba was going to hurt him sooner or later, to the point where he no longer would love him.
Right now Yugi wasn't sure if he did, if Kaiba didn't care about him then what was the point? He had known deep down that Kaiba really didn't care, he just cared about his company. He had always been that way, but Yugi hoped that it was just an act. That he was just seeming to just care about that to hide his true feelings, but clearly he had been dead wrong. Kaiba was just a selfish, egotistical, jerk. He didn't care about anyone but himself, and he would never stop to care about Yugi.
Though, Yugi did wonder something. Why had Kaiba asked if he was alright if he really didn't care? Had what he said been a lie? Did he actually feel completely different but just keep it from Yugi?
That was doubtful, Kaiba had probably said that for a set up to the conversation that they had. So that he could end up hurting him, because that seemed like something he really liked to do. He seemed to really enjoy just hurting everyone around him. Not caring about how it affected anyone else, Yugi bet he did it to make himself feel better. For all of the years he had known him, Yugi couldn't think of one time he had actually been nice. He neither could think of one time Kaiba had actually helped anyone, that was something impossible for someone like him.
Somewhere deep down, Yugi had hoped that he could change Kaiba, but that wasn't going to happen. Kaiba was never going to change who he was, and it made Yugi sad, sad to know that he was forever going to treat others badly. In the end, he would be left with no one. Yugi hadn't wanted that, he had wanted to find a way into Kaiba's life and always be there for him. Like how his brother was always there for him despite his attitude.
All though, he didn't want Kaiba to treat him like his brother. He wanted to be able to comfort him when he had a hard day, or tell him that… he loved him.
More tears came and he had to keep back from letting a breath hitch in his throat. How could Kaiba not care that he was crying? And crying for him. Yugi didn't really know why he was, he shouldn't be. But he couldn't help it, his heart was hurting so badly and he didn't know what to do, there was no one he could talk to or seek comfort from. That was normally Atem who did that, but he was gone. Yugi was only left with someone who didn't care.
He glanced up, making sure to avoid looking at Kaiba to see that they were coming closer to another door. He hoped that they found Joey soon, he was really starting to worry about him. He also wanted him to take the handcuffs off so that Kaiba could have his wish, to be away from him. Yugi could barely stand to be around him any longer, he didn't want to get hurt anymore. After this night he didn't want to see Kaiba again.
Yugi was so sick of letting Kaiba hurt him and trying again just to get the same result. He wasn't ever going to get anywhere with him, Kaiba just didn't like anyone, even if it was someone who was trying their hardest to love him and accept him for who he was. Yugi couldn't handle the heartbroken feeling anymore, there had been many other times where he had felt this way also, but it hadn't been this bad. He couldn't believe he had actually endured it and kept trying. There was nothing he could do, Kaiba was just untouchable.
Yugi was just going to give up, he couldn't love someone who didn't care and hurt him so much. He wanted to be free of the handcuffs, free of Kaiba. If only the chain could break as easily as his heart.
