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Warning: This chapter will be short due to me having painful stomach cramps. Sorry.


Seto was taken aback by the odd request. But wasn't Yoshito...?

"Aren't I already doing that?" The brunette questioned, genuinely curious as to why the man would ask for him personally for assistance in foiling a crime he himself had committed.

Yoshito sighed, slightly irritated by Seto's disagreeable attitude. "Yes, and I thank you for that." The man scowled. "But I think I know where they are, and I need your help in getting there."

Seto nodded reluctantly and stood up, preparing to leave.

"Oh, and..." The brunette paused in his steps expectantly, wanting for the man to finish.

"Thank you." Yoshito said quietly.

Seto was confused by these simple words. What had he possibly done that could warrant a 'thank you' from this man? Nothing, as far as he knew. Sure, he'd worked tirelessly to help find Yami, but that was about it.

Shrugging, the brunette continued walking down the hotels' halls. He purposely avoided the men in suits, wary of them due to the last set of events involving 'fake' bodyguards.

Had his mind not been rapidly working, Seto would've noticed the eyes of the two bodyguards talking land on the back of his head, evil grins crossing their faces.


"I'm sorry I haven't visited you two," Pegasus mock apologized as he entered the room. "but I've been so busy lately..."

He chuckled at their disagreeable faces. "It seems like neither of you are happy to see me."

The brothers responded with snarls on their normally calm faces. Pegasus was not only annoyingly sarcastic, but he also had a habit of taunting regularly, such as reminding them of Yugi, or Seto and Seth.

"Where's our father?" Yami asked with a biting snap in his voice that hinted he wouldn't take no for an answer.

The white haired man pretended to ponder this before replying, "Oh, I do believe he's had a change of heart."

Both brothers' eyes widened in surprise. Had Yami's speech been that moving? Had it really reminded their father of the pride and honor he once had?

"He seems to be plotting to help you two escape." Pegasus informed them, though he didn't seem all that upset or angry at Yoshito's switching of sides.

In fact, if anything, he seemed rather jovial about it. But why? Pegasus had gone this far with Yoshito, so when his partner just quit on him, why would the man not be angry?

"Why aren't you angered by this?" Atemu asked finally, breaking the short silence.

The business man laughed. "Because, I knew he'd do it from the get-go."

The twins raised their eyebrows in confusion.

"Though he did try so hard," Pegasus spoke as if he was talking about a toddler, "he still had an inkling of good and remorse in him. All you had to do was bring up your mother, and the result? Goody two shoes Yoshito."

"And if you're wondering what I'm going to do about it," Pegasus said before either of them could ask, "nothing. Though he can't have both of you back." The man smiled sickeningly.

The younger males in the room growled.

At the hotel...

"Seto..."

The mentioned youth turned around and saw little Yugi standing there with a sad smile on his face. This worried Seto. Was it possible that Yugi had figured out what was going on?

"They're missing, aren't they." Yugi whispered softly, and though his head was bowed, Seto saw tear stains on the carpet rapidly begin to appear.

"Yes..." Seto replied, slightly hesitant to break the news completely considering Yugi was this broken at just the thought of it.

The youngest of the twins shook his head. "I'm sorry. Father says he wants to see you."

The brunette nodded and stood up, making his way over to the same hotel room he'd been in earlier. But he still failed to notice the two sets of eyes peering out at him.

"Seto." Yoshito greeted without lifting his head from his hands.

"Mr. Sennen." Seto responded politely (for one of the first times) and quickly took a seat.

Yoshito raised an eyebrow at the sudden change of attitude, but he wasn't complaining. The easier Seto's attitude was, the easier this process would go.

"I have a confession to make." The man began, his voice heavy with regret.

But Seto held up his hand and shook his head. "I already know. Don't bother saying it."

Yoshito -despite the show of intellect Seto had given previously- looked skeptically at the younger male but said nothing nonetheless and waited patiently for him to finish.

"You helped Pegasus kidnap both of them, right?" Seto asked with surprising calmness, considering the level of worry he'd felt on Day 1 when Yami had first been taken.

A small gasp was heard from the doorway and both males quickly turned their heads in that direction, angry at the invasion of privacy. But the anger faded when they realized it was only Yugi.

"D-Dad..." Yugi whispered sadly, shocked and hurt by this news.

"How could you!" The boy shrieked, proceeding to repeat this sentence over and over again. But by the 3rd time, he was already sobbing too hard to continue speaking.

Yoshito was speechless and said nothing, his heart wrenching at the sight of the boy crying over something he'd caused.

Seto tried to comfort Yugi, but to his surprise, was promptly pushed away.

"You!" Yugi jabbed a finger in Seto's direction. "You were supposed to be Yami's friend, not some lying, cheating, criminal!"

Seto winced. "Yugi, you don't understand."

But the younger youth wouldn't listen. He didn't want to. If these were people who'd taken his brothers from him, he wanted nothing to do with them ever again.

"You're jumping to conclusions." The brunette continued, kneeling so he could be closer to Yugi's eye level.

"What would Yami say if he saw you accusing people with no basis like that?" Seto smiled at Yugi's slightly guilty face. "Exactly."

Yugi gave a sad, long sigh. "I'm sorry, it's just, I miss them so much -!"

Seto smiled slightly. "I know, and if you want us to find them, try not accusing us of the crime itself."

The tri-colored haired boy nodded his head and smiled brightly, "Alright."

And with that, the boy exited the room, the smile still on his face at the thought of seeing his brothers again.

Yoshito looked unsure and nervous. "Why didn't you tell Yugi it was me?"

Seto sighed and resumed his sitting. "Do you know how much that would damage your family?"

The business CEO nodded his head and placed an elbow on the table. "Yes, that may be true, but I'm tired of lying."

Seto rolled his eyes, though it wasn't meant to be a rude gesture for once. "We're human beings. We all lie."

This didn't comfort Yoshito in the least, and it shouldn't, quite frankly.

Though Yoshito was seemingly a 'good guy' now, Seto still had lost almost every ounce of his respect towards him. What type of a man kidnapped his own sons and allowed a perverted man near them?

At the latter thought, Seto narrowed his eyes and turned to Yoshito.

"Do you not know about Pegasus's little..." The brunette coughed, "crush on Yami?"

Yoshito's eyes widened, hinting he'd had no idea. But Seto found this hard to believe; especially since he'd probably been Yami at least once and seen signs of what Pegasus was doing (or planning to do) to him.

"Well, it's one of the main reasons I'm working overtime to find him." Seto explained, standing up and walking towards the exit of the room.

"Wait." Yoshito said quickly. Seto stopped. "Thank you, Seto."

The brunette smirked and exited the room. Though this time, when the pair of eyes laid themselves on him again, Seto realized it and walked slowly, this way he'd look like a normal pedestrian and not someone about to run away from a high speed chase.

He peaked over his shoulder carefully, and sure enough, he was being followed.

Seto smirked.

He'd outsmart these dimwits and they'd be sorry they ever tussled with him.


I warned you the chapter was semi-short! Oh, and for those wondering about Yugi's age in this, it's older than 8 but younger than he is in the actual anime (which is 14 or 15), so you can pick whatever age you want.

I know this chapter sucked and I'm sorry, but it's hard to write when you have stomach cramps. I have to go take my pills for it because my mom commands it, so goodbye for now~

R&R! (Please review! I'd really appreciate some. I have so many views but so little reviews, it's really sad.)