Chapter: 4
Denial / Have Some Heart
Kaiba gave no answer, only folding his arms and looking away.
"... I don't know." He mumbled after a few seconds, still averting his gaze from the infamous Yami. Then he realized Yami was leaning over to him, locking his eyes on his face.
"What did I tell you about getting within three feet of me?!" Kaiba shouted, banging his fist on the arm of his chair. He snarled at Yami, making him back away from the desk in surprise. Yami regained his composure and folded his arms again, walking into the children's section of the library.
*****
Yami sat down on top of one of the large circular gray tables that were all around the large room. He sat Indian-style, and focused his gaze on his blue-booted feet.
'It happened again! It happened when I looked at Kaiba... What is making this happen? This has never occurred any of the other times I've looked at Seto before this... Wait - Seto? Since when do I call him Seto? Since I've become... attached? No! I could never become attached to... him... Do I have... feelings for Kaiba? Ugh, no! This is utterly ridiculous! Why do I even think about it? Maybe because... is it true?'
Yami slammed both fists in denial onto the table. "It's... not true." He whispered to himself. And he tried his very hardest to make himself believe that.
Meanwhile, Kaiba was making accusations for his feelings on his own.
Kaiba hadn't left that desk pretty much since they realized they were locked in. Something about that desk made him feel safe, knowing that there was a barrier, the desk, between him and Yami at all times. He was kind of nervous now around Yami, because of the way he had been acting.
'I don't understand.. it doesn't look like he's sick, and Yami wouldn't try to toy with my mind in any way, let alone try to hurt me.' Kaiba put a hand to his chin. 'But, what is it that he has to stare at me like that? Is it because... he has some other feelings for me? No Kaiba, what are you thinking? That's impossible! Wait - where did that subject come from? Unless.. do.. I... have some other feelings for Yami? No, I don't think so.' Kaiba narrowed his eyes at the desk as if it were insulting him.
"No, that's impossible." Kaiba merely shut his eyes to rest and clear his head, but he didn't realize how tired he actually was. Before long, he had drifted into a light peaceful slumber.
Yami lay back on the round table, putting his arms behind his head. He decided to give this more thought if something serious occurred. He closed his eyes, and fell into a dream world such as Kaiba's for the night.
*****
Kaiba awoke the next morning, realizing he had fallen asleep in the not-so- comfortable chair. He stood up and stretched, not to forget cracking his back that hurt from sleeping in the position. Strangely, the first thing that came to his mind was Yami. He thought nothing of it, and looked left and right to see where his fellow prisoner had gone.
Weirdly enough, Kaiba spotted Yami standing with his arms folded behind his back, looking out of a window into the sunlight. 'I wonder how long *hes* been awake?' Kaiba wondered, inching closer to Yami.
Yami, sensing Kaiba approaching, turned his head slightly to see him at the corner of his eye. "I thought you didn't want to come within three feet of me?"
Kaiba stopped in his tracks then. His face blushed to a deep crimson; he had been caught breaking one of his own rules. His teeth clenched. 'How *dare* he make fun of me? I am Seto Kaiba! Nobody makes fun of me!' "How dare you make fun of me!" Kaiba yelled out, obviously mad that he had humiliated himself.
Yami turned around fully to face him. "Have some heart Kaiba! You don't have to be angry at everything! Can't you laugh at your own mistakes?"
Kaiba's sneer faded away. His face returned to normal. 'I'm angry at everything? Keh, what does he know?' "I'm not angry." He said, folding arms as if he was insecure.
"You are ALWAYS angry." Yami stated, poking a finger at his chest, trying to loosen him up a little. Even though he knew it probably wouldn't work and Kaiba would just storm away annoyed, he had to give it a try. After all, he'd have to spend another two days in here with him, so why not give it a shot?
"Don't touch me." He said, shifting uncomfortably.
"I'll make you a bet." Yami stated, a smirk forming on his face. "If I do, let's say, three things, and you don't get angry, you win. But if you do get angry, then I win. What do you say?" Yami eagerly awaited Kaiba's answer.
"I'm in no mood to play your games."
"Ha! You ARE angry!"
"No I'm not! Fine, I'll play you're stupid game!" He yelled into Yami's face, ready for a challenge. 'I must not lose this game! If I lose this, I will be a failure! He may have beaten me at Duel Monsters, but he won't beat me at this!'
Yami had to think of something simple yet annoying that would get Kaiba mad. "Alright Kaiba, but if I win, you have to let me talk to you freely and come near you. Deal?"
"Deal! I will win!" Kaiba gritted his teeth. "Don't I get to bet something?"
"Uh uh Kaiba, my game, my rules."
"Fine!"
"And remember, you can't get angry." Yami said, stalling to try and think of something.
"Fine! Now let's just get on with it!"
Denial / Have Some Heart
Kaiba gave no answer, only folding his arms and looking away.
"... I don't know." He mumbled after a few seconds, still averting his gaze from the infamous Yami. Then he realized Yami was leaning over to him, locking his eyes on his face.
"What did I tell you about getting within three feet of me?!" Kaiba shouted, banging his fist on the arm of his chair. He snarled at Yami, making him back away from the desk in surprise. Yami regained his composure and folded his arms again, walking into the children's section of the library.
*****
Yami sat down on top of one of the large circular gray tables that were all around the large room. He sat Indian-style, and focused his gaze on his blue-booted feet.
'It happened again! It happened when I looked at Kaiba... What is making this happen? This has never occurred any of the other times I've looked at Seto before this... Wait - Seto? Since when do I call him Seto? Since I've become... attached? No! I could never become attached to... him... Do I have... feelings for Kaiba? Ugh, no! This is utterly ridiculous! Why do I even think about it? Maybe because... is it true?'
Yami slammed both fists in denial onto the table. "It's... not true." He whispered to himself. And he tried his very hardest to make himself believe that.
Meanwhile, Kaiba was making accusations for his feelings on his own.
Kaiba hadn't left that desk pretty much since they realized they were locked in. Something about that desk made him feel safe, knowing that there was a barrier, the desk, between him and Yami at all times. He was kind of nervous now around Yami, because of the way he had been acting.
'I don't understand.. it doesn't look like he's sick, and Yami wouldn't try to toy with my mind in any way, let alone try to hurt me.' Kaiba put a hand to his chin. 'But, what is it that he has to stare at me like that? Is it because... he has some other feelings for me? No Kaiba, what are you thinking? That's impossible! Wait - where did that subject come from? Unless.. do.. I... have some other feelings for Yami? No, I don't think so.' Kaiba narrowed his eyes at the desk as if it were insulting him.
"No, that's impossible." Kaiba merely shut his eyes to rest and clear his head, but he didn't realize how tired he actually was. Before long, he had drifted into a light peaceful slumber.
Yami lay back on the round table, putting his arms behind his head. He decided to give this more thought if something serious occurred. He closed his eyes, and fell into a dream world such as Kaiba's for the night.
*****
Kaiba awoke the next morning, realizing he had fallen asleep in the not-so- comfortable chair. He stood up and stretched, not to forget cracking his back that hurt from sleeping in the position. Strangely, the first thing that came to his mind was Yami. He thought nothing of it, and looked left and right to see where his fellow prisoner had gone.
Weirdly enough, Kaiba spotted Yami standing with his arms folded behind his back, looking out of a window into the sunlight. 'I wonder how long *hes* been awake?' Kaiba wondered, inching closer to Yami.
Yami, sensing Kaiba approaching, turned his head slightly to see him at the corner of his eye. "I thought you didn't want to come within three feet of me?"
Kaiba stopped in his tracks then. His face blushed to a deep crimson; he had been caught breaking one of his own rules. His teeth clenched. 'How *dare* he make fun of me? I am Seto Kaiba! Nobody makes fun of me!' "How dare you make fun of me!" Kaiba yelled out, obviously mad that he had humiliated himself.
Yami turned around fully to face him. "Have some heart Kaiba! You don't have to be angry at everything! Can't you laugh at your own mistakes?"
Kaiba's sneer faded away. His face returned to normal. 'I'm angry at everything? Keh, what does he know?' "I'm not angry." He said, folding arms as if he was insecure.
"You are ALWAYS angry." Yami stated, poking a finger at his chest, trying to loosen him up a little. Even though he knew it probably wouldn't work and Kaiba would just storm away annoyed, he had to give it a try. After all, he'd have to spend another two days in here with him, so why not give it a shot?
"Don't touch me." He said, shifting uncomfortably.
"I'll make you a bet." Yami stated, a smirk forming on his face. "If I do, let's say, three things, and you don't get angry, you win. But if you do get angry, then I win. What do you say?" Yami eagerly awaited Kaiba's answer.
"I'm in no mood to play your games."
"Ha! You ARE angry!"
"No I'm not! Fine, I'll play you're stupid game!" He yelled into Yami's face, ready for a challenge. 'I must not lose this game! If I lose this, I will be a failure! He may have beaten me at Duel Monsters, but he won't beat me at this!'
Yami had to think of something simple yet annoying that would get Kaiba mad. "Alright Kaiba, but if I win, you have to let me talk to you freely and come near you. Deal?"
"Deal! I will win!" Kaiba gritted his teeth. "Don't I get to bet something?"
"Uh uh Kaiba, my game, my rules."
"Fine!"
"And remember, you can't get angry." Yami said, stalling to try and think of something.
"Fine! Now let's just get on with it!"