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Chapter 5: Awake

%%% = Kimi's POV

{.} = Kimi's thoughts

Mokuba pointed the way for Kimi to go down the halls to Seto's room. She put him down onto the floor again and motioned for him to stay outside for a while, while she went in alone. Mokuba shrugged, sitting down on a chair but evidently knew not to follow. She went in and closed the door behind her.

%%%I closed the door and turned to face Seto. He was so still. I saw the loving way his trench coat hand been used to cover him. {Mokuba loves Seto so much.} I pull the coat back and go outside and give it back to Mokuba. I come back in and stroke Seto's face. {He's so still.} I think sadly. I look down at Seto's arms and see the white bandages. I examined his left arm, not understanding why his arm was bandaged, then, with a sudden flash of horror, I realized what had happened.

"Oh my G-d." I gasped, turning his arm over in my hands. I leaned closer and kissed his forehead. "Oh Seto! Why didn't you say something?"

"I think it was the first time." A voice spoke up from behind me. I turned and saw the Yugi kid.

"I said I wanted to be alone." I told him. He shrugged.

"Mokuba wanted me to thank you for giving him Seto's coat back. I also thought you might want company."

"Well I don't." I told him coldly.

"I was actually wondering how you could stand Kiaba." Yugi shrugged.

"He's really sweet, once you get to know him." I smiled, looking back at Seto.

"Get to know him? Ha! I don't want to get to know him." Yugi laughed.

"See? Everyone judges him so fast; no one bothers to get to know him. Sure his temper is rather quick but he's smart and kind. It gets to you, you know? He has to run a business, watch Mokuba and deal with school. He doesn't have time for friends, so he cut them out all together. Everyone just assumes that he's stuck up and cold, but he'd do anything for someone he cared about. He's really nice. Like with Mokuba, Seto never gets mad at him. Disappointed sometimes, but never angry."

"I see." Yugi said slowly. I smiled at Seto and brushed away a tear.

"Did the doctor tell you what his chances are?" I asked, fearing the worst.

"Not good." Yugi sighed. "There was a lot of blood loss."

"Who found him?" I asked.

"Mokuba. He was right there when it happened."

"Seto wouldn't do that." I defended him, turning to face Yugi. I walked closer to Yugi, so my height could be more intimidating. "Not in front of Mokuba. He'd be to worried that Mokuba would become upset."

"Well, Mokuba was pretty upset as it was." Yugi snorted.

"Well wouldn't you be?!" I demanded, poking Yugi in the chest. I towered over him and the glare I was sending him was strong enough to melt an iceberg. "Your only relative tries to kill himself and you're the one who finds him?!"

"Kimi?" a ragged voice asks from behind me. "Kimi?"

"Seto?!" I ask, running to his side.

"Where am I?" he asked, trying to look around.

"You're safe." I assure him, squeezing his hand. He tried to give me a feebly smile, but I pressed my finger down, stopping from talking. I sigh in relief as I heard the door shut. Seto shook my fingers away and tried to say something. I leaned closer to hear.

"Where is Mokuba?" he asked.

"He's outside." I told him.

"I'm sorry."

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm just sorry." He repeated. I sighed, knowing I wouldn't get much more out of him.

"Why did you do it, Seto?" I asked, concerned.

"I had to." He shrugged, wincing when his arm hit his side.

"No one has to!" I told him. He turned his head to avoid my glare. "You promised Mokuba you wouldn't leave him! When did you think about him?"

"I don't deserve." Seto started.

"You were gonna bale out, is that it? How did you expect him to take it? Understand it?" I continued, not letting him finish.

"I'm sorry." Seto repeated, getting his voice back.

"And what about me? Huh? I love you, Seto! You were just going to leave me? For once in your life think about someone else but yourself! If not me, Mokuba! You are his big brother, now act like it!" I hissed spinning around and leaving the room. I got out of the room just in time, as my urge to slap him was growing by the second. %%%

"It's alright." Mokuba told Yugi. Yugi looked at Mokuba who was calmly flipping through a magazine. "She always gets mad, storms out, comes back. He gives in; they kiss and make up. The furthest she got from the house is when they got in an argument about where the wedding would be. She stormed out and got halfway down the street before she ran back. That was a really gross make up."

"You think they love each other?" Yugi asked, as he watched a few doctors come in to check on Kiaba.

"No doubt. I think he might even love her more than me."

"Why do you think that?" Yugi asked.

"He lets her sleep in his bed sometimes. I really like Seto's bed. It's really large and it has a dark blue canopy. I think it's really pretty." Mokuba shrugged. Yugi eyes widened a bit, thinking that when Kimi was there, the color of the canopy was not what Kiaba was focusing on, but nodded.

"I'm sure your brother loves you just as much as you love him." Yugi consoled Mokuba. He watched Kimi pull a cigarette pack out of her purse and start to turn it around. After a few minutes the doctor came out and Kimi rushed back in, put the cigarette pack back in her purse.

%%%I saw the doctors coming out of Seto's room and ran back in. I felt really bad that I had snapped at him. He was sitting there, staring at the disgusting hospital food in front of him, and looking very unhappy but kind of vacant. I grinned and walked over to him.

"I'm sorry I got mad Seto." I whispered in his ear.

"It's alright." Seto nodded his eyes still vacant. I waited for him to say that he was the one who was wrong, but he didn't say it.

"Do you want to see Mokuba?" I asked.

"Yes, that would be.wait, no. He shouldn't be seeing me like this." Seto sighed, the vacant look leaving his eyes and he looking at the ground.

"He's going to wonder." I reminded him. "Besides he saw you when you were much worse."

"Damn." Kiaba breathed. "I was hoping that was just a dream."

"What do you remember?" I asked gently.

"I was falling towards the door. I hit it pretty hard. It opened and I fell out on to the hallway wood floor. I remember him looking down at me with this look in his eyes. I never want to see that again."

"I know." I whispered, hugging him close. "I know. I was going to pick something's up for you."

"Pick things up?" Seto asked me.

"Like another set of clothes. Toothbrush. Anything else you want?"

"My shaving kit." Seto whispered.

"I'm sorry." I told him. {Oh, G-d! He really does wants to die!} "Anything else? I can't bring you anything like that."

"Some aspirin?"

"I'm sure I can find something." I grin. I kiss him again and leave the room. Mokuba ran up to me. He was wearing Seto's coat, which trailed on the ground.

"Is he okay? Can I see him?"

"No, Mokuba. He's really tired, and the doctors don't want him to get too tired. But I'm going to your house to grab a few things for him. You want to come? You can help." I tell him. His frown turns into a smile and he nods.

"May Yugi come? I want to show him my home!" Mokuba begged. I sighed; I could see why Seto had such a hard time saying no to him. I nod and Mokuba ran off, probably to look for Yugi.%%%