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Chapter 6: Pills
***I got out of the car and closed my door. ///I really like Kimi's car, but Seto never liked it. He always said that is was too flashy. I don't think silver is too flashy but Seto would never agree to buying one, so I guess I'm stuck with sleek black Mercedes. ///
"Come on in." I motioned for Yugi and Kimi to follow me. I pull a set of house keys out of my pocket and unlock the door. Yugi and Kimi follow me in and hung up their coats. I was wearing Seto's coat, which was a bit long on me, but I wasn't going to take it off. Kimi sent me to look for a bag to put the stuff in while she and Yugi went upstairs. ***
Kimi pushed the door open and looked around. She stepped in and started rummaging through drawers, trying to find some sets of clothes. She turned to face Yugi, who was standing in the doorway.
"Look in the closet and see if you can find a pair of black shoes." Kimi directed him. Yugi shrugged and opened the door. He glanced around and ran his hand along the top shelf. His hand hit something and it fell of the shelf onto his head.
"OW!" Yugi exclaimed. His picked up the bottle and read the label. "Aspirin."
"Oh, that's right! Seto wanted some." Kimi exclaimed, taking the bottle back from Yugi. Yugi shrugged and ran his hand further back on the top shelf.
"Hey! There are more!" Yugi told Kimi. Kimi went over and looked at the top shelf.
"Oh my!" Kimi muttered. "Seto's got tons!"
"Tons of what?" Mokuba asked from the doorway.
"Mokuba, do you know why Seto's got so many bottles of aspirin?"
"He has more?" Mokuba asked, the color draining from his face.
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"I dumped one bottle in the toilet so Seto couldn't take any more."
"Why would this bother you? People get headaches you know." Kimi shrugged.
"Not at the rate Seto was getting them. He took pills every night!" Mokuba said. Suddenly he gasped. "I must have been giving Seto those headaches. It's all my fault!"
"No, Mokuba, It's not your fault!" Kimi insisted, but Mokuba wouldn't listen. He ran back into his own room and locked the door. Kimi listened at the keyhole and heard him crying.
"See if you can get him out." Kimi told Yugi. I'm going to the hospital. Can you drive?"
"Yes, but I don't have a car." Yugi blushed. Kimi tossed him a set of keys.
"When you get Mokuba out drive to the hospital in Seto's car. Mokuba can show you where it is." Kimi told him, before running out the door to her own car, and driving away.
Kimi rushed down the halls of the hospital and caught her breath before walking into Seto's room.
"Hey." He smiled.
"Hey." Kimi grinned back, kissing him lightly on the forehead.
"Did you bring me some aspirin?" Seto asked.
"I found them, but I forgot to ask you. Which of the fifty bottles do you want?" Kimi asked sarcastically, pulling a bottle out of her purse. She waved it in front of his face but kept it just out of arms reach.
"What?" Seto asked, his eyes following the movement of the bottle.
"Don't think I didn't find out! I asked Mokuba why you had so many pills and he said you took them every night. I can read between the lines, you know! You're an addict!"
"Give me the pills!" Seto demanded through gritted teeth.
"No! And another thing! I was wondering why you didn't just ask a doctor for some pills, but now I know why! You knew they'd catch on to your addiction. How long did you think it would be before Mokuba got really worried and told someone, huh?"
"Mokuba knows?" Seto asked.
"Knows? He was dumping your pills!" Kimi yelled.
"Damn it! Give me the pills!" Seto begged.
"No! Just try and make me!" Kimi sneered challenging him.
"Bring it on Bitch!" Seto shot back. Kimi slammed the bottle into the floor and backhanded him across the face.
"HOW DARE YOU!" She yelled. He tried to defend himself while she tried to strangle him. Suddenly they both turned as the door opened.
"Seto?" Mokuba asked. "Kimi?"
"I'll leave you two alone." Kimi smiled, coldly. "You can explain it to him."
"What does she mean, big brother?" Mokuba asked.
"Nothing. Kimi's just upset about something."
"Like when she just wanted to sigh some papers to say you were married but you wanted to get married in a church? You said it was just for appearances."
"I know. You remember how we settled on having a small wedding?" Seto asked. Mokuba nodded. "Well, Kimi and I are going to work something out in this issue."
"She was very upset, Seto." Mokuba whispered. "I've never seen her try to hurt you."
"Don't worry." Seto assured Mokuba. "Everything is going to be okay."
"Are you sure?" Mokuba asked.
"Positive." Seto smiled. "Now how have you been?"
"Okay. Yugi made me some really good pasta last night."
"Yugi?" Seto asked.
"Yea, He took me home with him and drove me to the hospital this morning. Is that okay?"
"That's fine. I'm just going to have a talk with him. Could you send him in?"
"Sure, big brother." Mokuba smiled, glad to be able to help. Yugi came in a few minutes later and raised and eyebrow instead of voicing his question.
"How much do you want?" Kiaba asked.
"I'm sorry?"
"Don't play dumb. Your house isn't a motel 6, so taking Mokuba on for the night must have been a tough job. He also said you gave him pasta to eat. What next? Did he call Kimi on your phone bill?"
"Actually, I think he did." Yugi shrugged.
"See? My brother cost you money and time. How much do you want for that?" Kiaba asked, picking a checkbook up from a bedside table.
"I don't want any money!" Yugi protests. Kiaba sighed.
"No one does anything for nothing. Let's see. Five hundred dollars. Should that cover it?" Kiaba asked, taking a pen out of his pocket.
"Five hundred dollars?!" Yugi sputtered.
"No? Alright. One thousand. Fair?"
"One thousand?" Yugi coughed. He was about to have a heart attack.
"Look, if this money isn't enough, then just name a price so we can both get on with our day."
"It's just.I didn't think you'd be offering this much! I figure a couple twenties for the pasta and phone bill and only that because you're insisting. I never dreamed you would offer me a couple hundred!"
"You also had to watch him." Kiaba reminded Yugi. Yugi groaned. He probably wouldn't be able to argue Kiaba's money away, so he randomly picked a number.
"Two hundred." Yugi shrugged. Seto nodded and wrote the check. Yugi took it and folded it, putting it in his pocket. "Thank you."
Seto nodded and lay back on his bed. Yugi closed the door softly behind him and left.
'See, Seto! Yugi did want money! No one does anything for free. Two hundred dollars? I must have raised him poorly. See? I can't be trusted with Mokuba! I don't deserve him.' Kiaba though, a tear running down his check.
Chapter 6: Pills
***I got out of the car and closed my door. ///I really like Kimi's car, but Seto never liked it. He always said that is was too flashy. I don't think silver is too flashy but Seto would never agree to buying one, so I guess I'm stuck with sleek black Mercedes. ///
"Come on in." I motioned for Yugi and Kimi to follow me. I pull a set of house keys out of my pocket and unlock the door. Yugi and Kimi follow me in and hung up their coats. I was wearing Seto's coat, which was a bit long on me, but I wasn't going to take it off. Kimi sent me to look for a bag to put the stuff in while she and Yugi went upstairs. ***
Kimi pushed the door open and looked around. She stepped in and started rummaging through drawers, trying to find some sets of clothes. She turned to face Yugi, who was standing in the doorway.
"Look in the closet and see if you can find a pair of black shoes." Kimi directed him. Yugi shrugged and opened the door. He glanced around and ran his hand along the top shelf. His hand hit something and it fell of the shelf onto his head.
"OW!" Yugi exclaimed. His picked up the bottle and read the label. "Aspirin."
"Oh, that's right! Seto wanted some." Kimi exclaimed, taking the bottle back from Yugi. Yugi shrugged and ran his hand further back on the top shelf.
"Hey! There are more!" Yugi told Kimi. Kimi went over and looked at the top shelf.
"Oh my!" Kimi muttered. "Seto's got tons!"
"Tons of what?" Mokuba asked from the doorway.
"Mokuba, do you know why Seto's got so many bottles of aspirin?"
"He has more?" Mokuba asked, the color draining from his face.
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"I dumped one bottle in the toilet so Seto couldn't take any more."
"Why would this bother you? People get headaches you know." Kimi shrugged.
"Not at the rate Seto was getting them. He took pills every night!" Mokuba said. Suddenly he gasped. "I must have been giving Seto those headaches. It's all my fault!"
"No, Mokuba, It's not your fault!" Kimi insisted, but Mokuba wouldn't listen. He ran back into his own room and locked the door. Kimi listened at the keyhole and heard him crying.
"See if you can get him out." Kimi told Yugi. I'm going to the hospital. Can you drive?"
"Yes, but I don't have a car." Yugi blushed. Kimi tossed him a set of keys.
"When you get Mokuba out drive to the hospital in Seto's car. Mokuba can show you where it is." Kimi told him, before running out the door to her own car, and driving away.
Kimi rushed down the halls of the hospital and caught her breath before walking into Seto's room.
"Hey." He smiled.
"Hey." Kimi grinned back, kissing him lightly on the forehead.
"Did you bring me some aspirin?" Seto asked.
"I found them, but I forgot to ask you. Which of the fifty bottles do you want?" Kimi asked sarcastically, pulling a bottle out of her purse. She waved it in front of his face but kept it just out of arms reach.
"What?" Seto asked, his eyes following the movement of the bottle.
"Don't think I didn't find out! I asked Mokuba why you had so many pills and he said you took them every night. I can read between the lines, you know! You're an addict!"
"Give me the pills!" Seto demanded through gritted teeth.
"No! And another thing! I was wondering why you didn't just ask a doctor for some pills, but now I know why! You knew they'd catch on to your addiction. How long did you think it would be before Mokuba got really worried and told someone, huh?"
"Mokuba knows?" Seto asked.
"Knows? He was dumping your pills!" Kimi yelled.
"Damn it! Give me the pills!" Seto begged.
"No! Just try and make me!" Kimi sneered challenging him.
"Bring it on Bitch!" Seto shot back. Kimi slammed the bottle into the floor and backhanded him across the face.
"HOW DARE YOU!" She yelled. He tried to defend himself while she tried to strangle him. Suddenly they both turned as the door opened.
"Seto?" Mokuba asked. "Kimi?"
"I'll leave you two alone." Kimi smiled, coldly. "You can explain it to him."
"What does she mean, big brother?" Mokuba asked.
"Nothing. Kimi's just upset about something."
"Like when she just wanted to sigh some papers to say you were married but you wanted to get married in a church? You said it was just for appearances."
"I know. You remember how we settled on having a small wedding?" Seto asked. Mokuba nodded. "Well, Kimi and I are going to work something out in this issue."
"She was very upset, Seto." Mokuba whispered. "I've never seen her try to hurt you."
"Don't worry." Seto assured Mokuba. "Everything is going to be okay."
"Are you sure?" Mokuba asked.
"Positive." Seto smiled. "Now how have you been?"
"Okay. Yugi made me some really good pasta last night."
"Yugi?" Seto asked.
"Yea, He took me home with him and drove me to the hospital this morning. Is that okay?"
"That's fine. I'm just going to have a talk with him. Could you send him in?"
"Sure, big brother." Mokuba smiled, glad to be able to help. Yugi came in a few minutes later and raised and eyebrow instead of voicing his question.
"How much do you want?" Kiaba asked.
"I'm sorry?"
"Don't play dumb. Your house isn't a motel 6, so taking Mokuba on for the night must have been a tough job. He also said you gave him pasta to eat. What next? Did he call Kimi on your phone bill?"
"Actually, I think he did." Yugi shrugged.
"See? My brother cost you money and time. How much do you want for that?" Kiaba asked, picking a checkbook up from a bedside table.
"I don't want any money!" Yugi protests. Kiaba sighed.
"No one does anything for nothing. Let's see. Five hundred dollars. Should that cover it?" Kiaba asked, taking a pen out of his pocket.
"Five hundred dollars?!" Yugi sputtered.
"No? Alright. One thousand. Fair?"
"One thousand?" Yugi coughed. He was about to have a heart attack.
"Look, if this money isn't enough, then just name a price so we can both get on with our day."
"It's just.I didn't think you'd be offering this much! I figure a couple twenties for the pasta and phone bill and only that because you're insisting. I never dreamed you would offer me a couple hundred!"
"You also had to watch him." Kiaba reminded Yugi. Yugi groaned. He probably wouldn't be able to argue Kiaba's money away, so he randomly picked a number.
"Two hundred." Yugi shrugged. Seto nodded and wrote the check. Yugi took it and folded it, putting it in his pocket. "Thank you."
Seto nodded and lay back on his bed. Yugi closed the door softly behind him and left.
'See, Seto! Yugi did want money! No one does anything for free. Two hundred dollars? I must have raised him poorly. See? I can't be trusted with Mokuba! I don't deserve him.' Kiaba though, a tear running down his check.
