Chapter 21
"You guys?" Kaiba asked in shock.
"Sorry we couldn't do anything," Yugi was the one to answered now that Marik went back to beating the guy with the gun.
Kaiba looked away holding Mokuba tighter. Mokuba looked up at his brother and held him tighter, "Big brother."
Everyone sat around the living room waiting for Kaiba to recover what he had just lost. Yugi was the first to break the silence, "I'm sorry Kaiba. Yami and I were closed by and we couldn't do anything but watch."
Kaiba kept his eyes on the floor, gripping his hands into fists. Yami continue next, "Yugi forgot something yesterday, so we came back to get it, but on the way, we saw you running out of the house calling after Joey, so we followed. When we got to the scene, the two of us had no choice but to call for back up and stay hidden. With my little knowing of fighting skills, I had no choice but to stay hidden. Besides, if we were to come out, Joey might even be in danger."
Kaiba continued to keep his eyes on the floor. He got up and went upstairs ignoring the voices that call after him. He went into Joey's bed and slammed the door shut. He slumped onto the floor, leaning on the door. "Joey," he whispered.
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"Seto" he whispered as he slumped onto the floor, leaning on the door. As soon as they arrived, Noah had locked him in a room, keeping him a secret for a while. Joey looks up towards the open curtains and reach out a hand towards it.
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Kaiba looks up toward the open curtains and reach out a hand. He grip his hand into fist, "I'll get you back no matter what!"
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Noah sat quietly in his armchair. He kept remembering his time with Joey in the car. Joey was crying as he held the Blue Eye White Dragon pendant tightly. Noah's expression harden when he realize it was Kaiba's favorite duel monster, which means that Kaiba gave him the necklace.
Noah cursed under his breath when door interrupted him. "Come in," he replied angrily. Rin and Luke came into the room. They kneel to one knee. "What do you want?" he asked angrily still.
Rin was the first to speak, "Master Noah, you had instructed me to keep an eye on the statue of your mother, Loveless."
Noah glared at them. Rin smirk under his breath and continued, "I'm sorry Master Noah." He bowed down closer to the floor. Noah got up from his chair giving them full attention, "What happened?" he demanded.
Rin continued to smirk, and not looking up, "Loveless was destroyed! I was hit from behind and fell unconscious. Luke only found me later as he passed. Loveless was shattered to pieces!" he explained making his voice sound scared.
Noah stormed out of the room angrily. He head for the room he kept Loveless. He burst into the room, and his anger reaches his limit. The statue was in fact shattered into pieces. Noah gripped his hand into fists, almost on the verge of bleeding. He walks up to the crumble stone and accidentally stepped on something.
He bend down and pick up a golden bracelet. He recognizes the bracelet instantly. "Eliza!" he shouted angrily.
Eliza stared at the empty cell and sighed. Honestly, she liked the younger Kaiba a lot. It was fun talking to him, but now that he was gone for unknown reason, she felt alone.
The door burst open and a few men in suits came into the room. "What is it? Huh, wait!" she grab by both arms leading out of the room. "Let me go!" she demanded, which they totally ignored.
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"What?" Yugi asked in confusion.
"Now we're talking!" Marik said excitedly.
"Like I said," he repeated for Yugi, "We're getting Joey back. Mokuba, Ryou, and Tea will locate Noah's hideout. Marik, Bakura, Yami, and I will be training for the fight up ahead. Tristan, Duke, and you will be training as well, but for defense. You three will be protecting Mokuba and the other two in case Noah decided to attack us while we're away."
Yugi swallow nervously, and manage to nod.
Kaiba nodded to everyone, "Let's begin!"