Things go from bad to worse when Yugi gets drunk. And Kaiba's also feeling the effects of his demon possession. Let's hope Ishizu and Mahado have some sort of plan.

Warning: Drinking games and adult themes. Mentions of pornography, sexual activity and murder – I have kept it T rated though.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. I do claim ownership of my oc's in this chapter.

Broken Dreams

Chapter 21 One Drink Too Many!

Yugi spent the next few days moping around the house and not bothering to eat properly, shave or wash. Sugoroku decided it was time to talk to him again. He would be going back to university tomorrow and needed to pull himself together. He found Yugi in his room playing Duel Monsters online. "Can I talk to you Yugi?" Sugoroku sat down on the spare chair. Yugi shrugged and carried on with his game. "I came to see how you are doing?"

"I'm fine," he said, without any emotion.

"Are you?! You haven't been taking care of yourself and you go back to university tomorrow."

"I know. I will have a bath tonight."

"You are not the first man to have his heart broken you know. Take it from an old man who knows..." He paused when Yugi let out an irritated sigh.

"Yeah.. you already told me about meeting Grandma." Realising that he had just been rude and offhand with his grandfather Yugi stopped playing his game. "I'm sorry Grandpa." Feeling ashamed, he looked at the floor.

"That's okay Yugi, I'm not offended. You and Anzu have known each other since you were children so it is understandable you would feel sad." Sugoroku smiled at his grandson sympathetically.

Yugi frowned and looked up. "I hate feeling like this Grandpa. It's not so much that we split up, it's how it happened."

"I know you refused to talk to her when she called, but you might find it helps if you do."

Yugi shook his head. "I have thought about it, but I don't know what to say! I feel angry, hurt and confused. I still love her and if I talk to her, I might tell her how much I love her and then she might laugh at me!"

"Why would she laugh at you Yugi?"

"I dunno," he shrugged. "Because she likes Kaiba now!"

"You don't know that! It might have been an accident."

"Hmph! Some accident! You don't just accidentally sleep with someone!" His voice raised an octave as he almost shouted.

"People do make mistakes Yugi. You are usually willing to forgive people and you try to look beyond their mistakes to find the good in them. What changed?"

"I don't know.. Maybe this is just too painful for me to deal with just yet. I still feel too heartbroken. I want to forgive her, but I don't know if things can go back to how they were. I really hate this feeling Grandpa!" His voice started to become tense and desperate. Sugoroku reached forward and squeezed his shoulder.

"I know that right now it feels like your heart will never mend, but you will recover eventually. Whether or not you and Anzu can sort this out, only time will tell. But you still have your friends and a family who love and care for you. We are all here for you." He patted his grandson's shoulder and got up.

"Thank you Grandpa."

As he watched his grandfather leave his room, the corner of Yugi's mouth twitched upwards in an attempted smile. He wanted to believe Grandpa's words but doubted he would ever be happy and carefree again.

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In New York, Anzu was not faring any better than Yugi was. She had recovered from her anaemia and to keep her mind off her relationship breakup, she threw herself back into her dancing.

She found that all the time she was busy, she could cope. It was only when she was back in her room, alone, that she would start to re-live the events over and over in her mind. Why had she agreed to have that meal with Kaiba in the first place? If only she had stuck to her guns and said no, it would never have happened and she and Yugi would still be together. She did not even find Kaiba attractive in that way!

She had let herself down, she had let Yugi down... and her friends – what must they all be thinking?

Jonouchi would probably kill Kaiba if he found out! Jonouchi would probably want to kill her too! She doubted any of them; Atem, Mana, Honda, would ever speak to her again – unless Yugi forgave her and asked them not to hold a grudge against her. He always forgave people, but right now, she did not think she really deserved his forgiveness. She still needed to explain the truth about why it happened and tell Yugi how much she still loved him. Would he listen? She wanted to believe that he eventually would.

Thinking about losing Yugi for good, brought tears to her eyes. Was it still too soon to try and ring him again? It had been three days since she last tried to ring him and she had hoped he might have calmed down and called her back by now, but he was obviously still angry with her.

If she knew Yugi as well as she thought she did, then he was probably putting on a brave face but still hurting inside. She knew that he was not the sort of person to just leave something unresolved, he hated ill feeling and always liked to see things put right. This was all her fault so maybe it was her responsibility to fix this mess.

Her finger hovered over the dial icon for a moment but she could not bring herself to ring him. Maybe she would try tomorrow!

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When Mahado rang Seto Kaiba's secretary, he was shocked to hear that Seto Kaiba had not returned from New York as planned.

Ishizu looked on with concern as Mahado frowned and spoke to the person on the other end of the line. "Okay, thank you. Yes, I will speak to Master Mokuba. Ah ha.. got that." He scribbled down the number of the mansion and hung up. He turned to Ishizu. "Seto Kaiba did not return from New York with his younger brother Mokuba. He's missed two important meetings already! They have tried to contact him about it but he is not replying to any messages. Apparently, the younger Kaiba is quite upset about it."

"Perhaps we should speak to Mokuba since he was the last to see him," Ishizu suggested.

"That would be a good place to start," Mahado agreed.

Mokuba was desperate to find out what was wrong with his brother, and hoping they might be able to help, invited them for a meeting at the mansion, immediately.

As soon as they arrived they were invited in and taken to a private study, where Mokuba was waiting.

"Please! Tell me what has happened to Seto?" Mokuba pleaded as soon as they entered.

"I apologise, but I am afraid we are unsure. I was hoping you might be able to tell us a little about your brother's behaviour since visiting Egypt." Ishizu smiled warmly so as not to alarm the young teen.

"Oh.." Mokuba glanced at his feet dejectedly. "Seto isn't himself... I thought you might help?!"

"We believe we might be able to help your brother, but we need to find him first. We were hoping you might know where he is," the Mahado said softly.

Mokuba looked up again! The woman was there when his brother first started to act strangely, he was certain she knew what was wrong with Seto, but why was she not telling him? "Was it something in the tomb?! Did he get a curse or something?!" Mokuba's own mind had been working overtime since he had arrived home.

"There is a possibility that something from the tomb is causing him to behave abnormally," Ishizu confirmed.

"I knew it! That mummy was cursed." Mokuba sucked his bottom lip and tears filled his eyes. "Please, you have to help him?" He started to cry.

"I believe we can. But first, I need you to tell me everything you observed about your brother's behaviour that was different." Ishizu needed to know how dangerous the creature they were dealing with might be.

"I.. I don't know. He kind of avoided me," Mokuba sniffed. "But he did appear more casual. Even when he doesn't wear a suit, he still dresses real smart. And he shaves every day. But he was scruffy and unshaven, like he didn't care."

"What about his behaviour?" Ishizu continued.

"Yes, did you find he was acting differently; such as violent outbursts, strange habits or tastes," Mahado added.

"I don't know, I hardly saw him. He did drink something that looked like blood on the flight going to New York. When I asked him what it was, he told me it was beetroot juice and that it was good for his health! – he hates beetroot. He also ate an almost raw steak! He usually likes it medium to rare, but never blue!"

"Thank you Mokuba." Mahado glanced knowingly at Ishizu.

"Do you think you can cure him?!" Mokuba pleaded.

"If he is still in New York, I believe so. We will need to leave as soon as we possibly can, before he moves on," Ishizu replied.

"I will come with you!"

"Don't you have school Mokuba?" Mahado did not really want the young teen to be there when they pulled the demon from Seto's body and returned it to the Shadow Realm. Mahado might need to use his most powerful heka, it would be a very terrifying ordeal for those witnessing it. And if the demon was as powerful as they believed, Seto might not survive.

"Yes, but Seto is more important than school!" Mokuba insisted.

"I would rather you did not get involved Mokuba," Mahado stated firmly.

"You are relying on my private jet to get you there so you can't stop me!" He pouted like a spoilt child. This was important to him, a little of his Kaiba attitude would help him get his own way.

"It seems we have no choice," Ishizu sighed. There was no arguing with a Kaiba! "But you must promise to let us deal with your brother. It is probable that he is under the influence of an entity that is very dangerous." Reluctantly, Mokuba nodded. "Good! We will speak with the university and explain we have a family emergency in Egypt. Hopefully, we can arrange some compassionate leave. Since we are unable to convince you not to come, you will also need to inform your school that you will not be attending for the next few days."

"Oh, don't worry about that, I'm a Kaiba, the school will do whatever I say," Mokuba replied smugly, making Mahado roll his eyes.

Leaving Mokuba to arrange the flight to New York, Ishizu and Mahado got up to leave.

"We will do whatever we can to help your brother, I promise," Ishizu smiled softly.

Due to a terrorist threat causing issues with flights being disrupted into the United States, they were unable to get a flight plan logged for two days. Mokuba was not happy – he was impatient to rescue Seto, but according to the flight captain, it was unavoidable. Even Kaiba Corp could not influence American airspace.

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The demon was adjusting nicely to its new host and it was becoming far easier to control Seto's behaviour now that his body was not fighting to reject the possession.

The world in which the demon had re-awakened was very different from the one it had known previously. From what it could make out through its new host, some three thousand years had passed since it had last walked the earth and there were lots of new things it did not understand. However, it quickly discovered that the computer was a fantastic place to learn about this modern world.

With the help of its host, it very quickly discovered the dark web. Smirking happily, demon Seto laced his hands together and cracked his knuckles. There were millions more humans than there had been three thousand years ago, and it appeared that this world was full of even more depravity, greed, hatred and social unrest than it had known previously – It was almost a shame to destroy it!

But destroy, it must. The shadows were hungry and had been waiting an eternity to break free from their confinement, and all these tasty human souls were just begging to be feasted upon. It would be shadow nirvana. And this host was perfect for obtaining its goal. Unlike the previous host, which was weak minded and old, this one was young, healthy and had a strong mind and body. It was also very wealthy, which was a bonus.

Something was definitely not right! Seto Kaiba felt different. For some reason, he no longer wanted to spend his time working! He did not even care about Mokuba any more and his personal tastes had also changed.

Was he developing some sort of psychosis or schizophrenia? Because he felt like he was changing into someone, or something else; something frightening, that craved human souls by consuming their blood! He was also experiencing an increased sexual appetite!

Pornography was not something Seto ever felt the need to indulge in, so why was he sitting at his laptop looking at it? He tilted his head to make sense of the image he was viewing. Good grief! Was that even possible?! The demon now in control of him wanted to find out.

Seto briefly fought to regain himself and slammed his laptop shut – there was no way he was doing anything like that! His efforts were in vain; it was like he was viewing himself from under water and every time he tried to break the surface he was being pushed back under. When he tried to shout and be heard, all that came out were a series of bubbles. His lungs were filling with water and he felt as if he was drowning. The only safe place left for him was to retreat into the sanctity of his soul room.

Seto stood up and rotated his shoulders to release the tension and smirked. He did not really give a dam what his straight laced, pompous self thought. He was young and had already wasted more than enough of his life studying and working. He needed to have fun! He needed a drink! He needed another victim.

Grabbing his trench coat, he made his way out into the seedier side of the city in search of something to satisfy his cravings.

His designer stubble, tight fitting black jeans, black roll neck sweater and silver/blue trench coat gave him the appearance of a Gothic vampire. He was tall, imposing and confident. The added accessories of belts and steel toe capped boots with leather straps and buckles only added to his mysterious appeal. He was no longer Seto Kaiba, the immaculately turned out businessman! He was dark and dangerous.

He entered a seedy backstreet strip club, purchased a bottle of whiskey and sat down at a table to watch the strippers.

Spotting an attractive, scantily clad young woman, who was waiting the tables, he smirked. She would do nicely. As she cleared glasses from the table next to him he deftly lifted her short skirt and slipped a 100 dollar bill into her thong. She turned to observe him and he winked at her.

No one noticed as she left the club with him, unaware of the grizzly fate that awaited her. Most of the people in the club were too drunk to notice or even care.

The following day, she was found naked and lifeless, dumped among the shrubs in Central Park. Her body had been drained of blood and her soul consumed by the darkness.

Police were left baffled, unable to explain or understand the unnatural appearance of her death. With no leads, they were forced to put her case file to one side and keep it secret for fear of alarming the public. All they could hope for was that this was an isolated incident.

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It was the first day of the new term and Yugi was not sure how he felt as he drove to university. Part of him felt that he should just behave as if nothing was wrong and pretend that he and Anzu were still a happy couple, while the rest of him just felt numb. Maybe the part that wanted to act as if nothing was wrong was the small part that hoped there was still a chance they could sort through this and get back together.

But it worried him that Anzu had not tried to ring him again. He was surprised that she had given up that easily! The only explanation he could think of was that Anzu was dating Kaiba now and was no longer bothered about him. Well, if that was the case, he was not going to give in and call her, just to give them the satisfaction of twisting the knife into his heart a little deeper.

He was also tired of being the nice guy. Nice guys just got used and trodden on. So screw it! From now on he would do as he pleased and not bother about other peoples feelings.

However, by the time he got to class, his mask had slipped again and he was feeling anxious. He found himself trying to hide away in the corner to avoid having to talk to people. It was almost as if he was reverting back to his old self; the fifteen year old Yugi, who was shy, timid and afraid to assert himself.

Thinking he had found a secluded place in which to eat his lunch, he sat down. He used to be good at making himself seem invisible, but was obviously out of practice these days, as one of his fellow students, Akito, who he got on quite well with, had managed to follow him from the canteen.

Yugi had just sat down to peel the lid off his bento box when Akito found him and sat down on the bench next to him. "What's up man? You have been avoiding people all day!"

Yugi shrugged, they would find out eventually, so he might as well tell the truth. "I split up with my girlfriend Anzu over the holidays."

"No way! That hot little dancer you told us about?! I thought you two were as good as married!" He paused when he saw the hurt on Yugi's face. "Sorry, that was a bit insensitive of me."

"Nah, it's okay. My friend Jonouchi was pretty straightforward about it too. He wanted to give her a piece of his mind. Luckily Mai stopped him from doing anything silly."

"Sucks eh?! Women! I will never understand them. My last girlfriend let me spend a fortune on her for her birthday and then dumped me."

"Anzu's not like that! I don't know why she did it, but she went off with another guy."

"Ouch! That's a kick in the balls."

"Yeah, it sure is. It's left me so confused. I thought she loved me. She kept telling me she did. I just wish I knew what I did wrong." He was struggling to keep the hurt from his voice. "Maybe if I hadn't gone on that trip to Egypt and had gone to see her like we originally planned, we would still be together. But she told me I had to go because it was an opportunity I shouldn't miss."

"Perhaps she told you to go because she was already seeing this other guy."

"No... I know she wasn't. It's a long story, but he was in Egypt with me." He went on to explain briefly what had happened. Akito listened and then came up with a solution.

"You know what Yugi?!" Yugi looked at him blankly. "There's a party next Saturday at one of the graduate houses. Couple of my mates have invites and have asked me to go. Why don't you come? It will do you good – help you forget."

Yugi shook his head. "I'm not really into parties, I don't drink much. And even though I dated a ballerina I'm a crap dancer." They both laughed.

"See, you're cheering up already. Come to the party Yugi. I can guarantee it will be fun. Those graduates can be crazy."

"No... I.."

"Come on! Come to the party? If you're not enjoying yourself you can always go home. Well?!" Akito fixed him with an 'I won't take no for an answer' look.

"Well," Yugi hesitated, "I guess it can't do any harm." He knew his friend would not let him off the hook that easily.

Saturday night arrived, and Yugi found himself reluctantly getting ready. He really wanted to back out and just stay indoors brooding and playing games on his own. He had considered asking Jonouchi to come along with him, but when Mai said they were busy he didn't bother to ask. And besides, he doubted Jonouchi would enjoy the company of students very much.

"How long are you going to be in there?" Atem hammered on the bathroom door. "I need to get ready to go out too you know!" Atem shoved the door open to find Yugi brushing his teeth and with a towel still wrapped round his waist after having just come out of the shower. "Hey! Who are you getting cleaned up for? Good to see you're getting back out there."

Yugi's shoulders sagged. He spat out his toothpaste and turned round. "I'm being dragged out to a party. I don't know why I said yes because I really don't feel like going."

"It will do you good. Help you forget about her."

"That's what Aki said. I guess I can try. If I'm not enjoying it I can always sneak away early and come home."

Twenty minutes later, Yugi was sat in the back of a tatty old Toyota, being driven to the party by one of Aki's friends.

As soon as they arrived, he wondered what the hell he was doing there. Apart from Aki, he didn't know anyone.

Someone offered him a beer and he took it. A couple of beers won't hurt, he told himself.

"Hey, you're Atem Mutou aren't you? I'm Danny Ito." A boy of around nineteen, with hair gelled to appear as if he had just got out of bed offered a handshake. Yugi looked at him blankly.

"Erm.. no! I'm Yugi, his twin brother."

"Oh! Sorry man! Only you look just like him! I'm guessing you two are identical twins."

"Almost... Some people can just about tell us apart. How do you know my brother? I don't remember you from school."

"I used to play football with Atem when we were in junior high. I gave it up but I see he's playing professionally for Domino FC now! I always thought he would do well."

"Yeah, he has been selected to play for Japan's under twenty one national team, in a world cup qualifier against Australia in three weeks."

"Wow! That's awesome! He's not here with you, is he?" He asked hopefully.

"No," Yugi shook his head.

"Who'd you come here with?"

"Aki. He's in my history class."

"Ah... your one of Aki's friends. Aki's my cousin. Let me guess, he left you on your own while he chats up some chick and you don't know anyone?" He chuckled and Yugi also laughed a little.

"Something like that."

"Come on I will introduce you to a few people." He took Yugi over to a group of art students.

One of the people he introduced Yugi to was a girl, whom Yugi found quite attractive, called Kimiko. She seemed to rather like Yugi. By the time he was introduced to her he had gulped down his first drink and was on his second, so he was feeling more relaxed.

It turned out that Kimiko was a keen gamer and they were soon chatting away about their love of games. She seemed to be drinking quite quickly and soon Yugi was on his third drink. "What's that you're drinking." He gestured to the glass containing a brownish liquid that looked like coke.

"Here, try it?." She handed him the glass. He sniffed it and grimaced.

"Yuk! What is it?" He sipped it and it tasted as bad as it smelled.

"Bacardi and coke," she told him.

"I think I will stick to beer." He handed it back to her.

When they went back into the main room, a group of four students were sat at the table with shot glasses in front of them.

"Come on Yugi, lets join in." She dragged him over. "Hey, wait up guys? Were playing too."

"What are we doing?" Yugi asked as four small glasses of a thick looking clear liquid were placed in front of him.

"On the count of three, we knock back our drinks as fast as possible. The first one to finish wins the first round. Then we have to walk in a straight line, and go round that skittle twice and back along the line to the finish. She pointed at a line drawn on the floor. The winner is the person who doesn't fall over and can walk along the line."

"Sounds easy enough." Being Yugi, he was up for the challenge. After all, it was a game and he was good at games.

He was concentrating so hard, he barely noticed the burning sensation of the tequila as it went down. Surprisingly, he was the first to finish. "Whooo! Yeah!" He fist pumped the air when they announced him the winner of the first round. The alcohol had gone straight to his head and he was buzzing. The normally shy, reserved young man was becoming loud and outgoing.

The next round was more difficult. When he stood up, he felt a little unsteady, but concentrated hard. Most of the others in the game had drunk far more than he had and two of them couldn't even stand up. The other two were also very drunk and staggered, zig-zagging along the line, walking into the skittle. Kimiko did reasonably well, but misjudged her turn and kicked the skittle over.

Yugi was taking this game seriously. His reward for winning was another drink which he had to knock straight back while everyone cheered. All of a sudden he was having a good time and Anzu was not even on his mind.

"Lets dance." Kimiko grabbed his hands and they started grinding to a Lady Ga Ga song. Yugi always considered himself a hopeless dancer. Anzu had tried countless times to teach him, but his reserved nature held him back and he always found it difficult to express himself. But with alcohol flowing through his system his body was loose; he was moving fluidly to the music without his usual inhibited nature to stop him.

"Wow! You know how to move Yugi," She purred as he ground his body against hers. Soon the music slowed and they grabbed onto each other and started to sway slowly to the rhythm of the song. Her face was pressed against the side of his neck and he could hear her singing softly into his ear. Yugi's brain had ceased to function rationally now and without thinking, he tilted his head so that their lips brushed, she responded and soon they were kissing passionately.

"How about we go back to your place and play that game we were talking about?" he purred. The game was really the last thing he wanted to play! All this grinding was turning him on.

Kimiko smiled seductively. Yugi was an attractive guy and she knew that quite a few of the girls liked him, but he had never shown any interest in anyone before. He was a good catch.

Taking his hand she lead him outside. The chill night air hit them and they both felt light headed as they made their way past the accommodation blocks, built to house the students. He showed off to her by skipping up onto a wall and running along it.

Giggling at his antics, she lead him to another apartment block about five minutes walk away. "I have a room in Maple house," she slurred slightly due to the alcohol in her system.

As soon as they were inside, they went straight to her room and locked the door. Clothing was hastily and clumsily removed and abandoned carelessly on the floor. Unable to control himself, Yugi poured all his pent up emotions into his lovemaking. Kimiko moaned into his ear before sucking on the soft skin of his neck amidst his thrusts of drunken lust.

He let out a throaty growl and had enough sense left in his pickled mind to shove his face into the pillow to prevent himself calling out Anzu's name as he climaxed. At that moment a feeling of smugness flowed over him. In his drunken abandon, he had stopped himself from calling for the woman who had hurt him, cheated on him and crushed his world.

Panting they lay still for a few moments before pulling apart. It was not long before they were both fast asleep and snoring, passed out from their drunken activities.

Oh Yugi! What have you done?

Well, I hope you can all breathe after reading that! I certainly stirred up my emotions writing it!

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