Eight Again
Chapter 3: Joey Visits
It was getting to be late when Joey actually arrived to see how Kaiba was doing, he didn't know about anything except he had woken out of coma. "Hey, Yug, Yami.", Joey greeted, "I stopped by ta see how Kaiba's doing.",
(Um... Sorry at my lame attempts at Joey's Brooklyn accent... But, it's needed for something really soon.)
Kaiba was looking at Joey Wheeler with slight fear.... "Well, well, well if it ain't Kaiba.", Joey sneered.
This caused a small yelp from Kaiba as he tried to hide behind Yami, though it didn't work. Yami instead just glared at Joey. "What?", Joey asked.
"It's better if I explain it to you, Jou.", Yugi stated.
... A few seconds later ...
"You're kidding me!", Joey exclaimed.
"No, I'm not.", Yugi stated.
"So he really thinks he's..", Joey began.
"Yes, and you scared him coming in and acting like you were going to beat him up.", Yami accused.
"Hey, that's not fair, I didn't know he was in that condition...", Joey stated.
"Well, go apologize then.", Yami insisted.
"I got a better idea, be back real soon you guys.", Joey said, before leaving.
The two just stared at him and shrugged, before heading back into the room.
...
"Go fish.", Yami flatly said.
He couldn't believe Seto had actually convinced him to play such a childish game... 'Darn puppy dog eyes.', he thought, 'Darn him for being so darn cute when he did it too..',
"Do you have any ones?", Yami asked.
"Go fish!", Kaiba said, happily giggling, "Do you have a four?",
Yami handed over the card, hence Seto won the game. "Wanna play again?", Seto asked.
"No, I think that's enough of that game for a while... Here watch some TV for a while.", Yami suggested, turning it on.
Instead, Seto went back to playing with Lego's, which seemed to be his favorite thing to do.... He was trying to copy the millennium puzzle, so far it just looked like a pyramid. Smooth, and sitting on it's large end.
"I'm back.", came Joey's voice over the two boxes of pizza.
Kaiba immediatly looked up, only to back as far as he could from Joey. "Awe, come on... I'm not gonna bite ya or nothing.", Joey stated.
"But... Your scary.", Seto whispered.
"Nope, I'm not...", Joey said, "Anyone with food is nice.",
"Joey! Don't go putting that into his head!", Yugi moaned.
Gradually Kaiba started to trust Joey, and soon was sitting at the table, eating pizza... (Making a small mess around his mouth.) "See, I am nice, you can't go judging just by the way we first meet.", Joey stated, "Right?",
"I- I guess not.", Kaiba said.
...
After helping to clean up, Joey headed home. Yugi told Yami that he'd get Seto ready for bed while Yami cleaned up... "Read a story.", Kaiba asked, when all tucked and in bed.
"Okay, once upon a time, there was a princess, and a mean, old witch...", Yugi stated.
"You're doing it wrong.", Kaiba said.
"And how so?", Yugi asked.
"You're not doing the voices like Yami does.", Kaiba explained.
Yugi sweat- dropped, hence, switching jobs with Yami.... "Once upon a time there was a sweet little princess, and a big mean witch...", Yami started the story.
Very shortly Kaiba was fast asleep... After which Yugi went home, leaving Yami, yet again with Seto.
...
It was the middle of the night that Yami heard the soft crying from Seto's bed... "Hmmmm.... Seto, what's wrong?", Yami asked.
"I- I had a- a nightmare... I got punished, and he- he- he....", Seto sobbed, "I d- don't like it when h- h- he punishes me... He uses the sha- sharp thingy to do it, and it hurts...",
"What sharp thingy?", Yami stated.
"I don't know, I can't see it, when h- he hurts me....", Seto stated, his eyes widened then, "I- I- I wasn't supposed to tell! Now he'll punish me....", his eyes swelled with new tears, "He- e'll punish ma- ma- me....",
"Seto...", Yami said, slowly, "Who'll punish you?",
"I can't t-t-tell, or I'll be punished worse.", Seto stated.
"Seto, whoever it is... He won't hurt you, you're here, inside the hospital, where it's safe.", Yami soothed, he hugged Seto (NOT MEANT AS IN SHONENI, OR YAOI!) and gently rubbed his back, hushing him gently..
"H- he'll...", Seto whispered.
"No, he won't, I'll be here, okay?", Yami said.
"Okay.", Seto whispered.
"Now, go back to sleep, and don't worry about whomever might hurt you.", Yami gently tucked Seto into bed again, and handed him Mr. Snuggles which he clutched close to himself as he fell asleep, still full of fear.
...
Mokuba happily marched right into the room, carrying a box with Seto's clothing, which he figured would be needed, seems all Seto had been wearing were the cloths from that day, and pajamas. "Mokuba?", Yami asked.
"Yes?", Mokuba responded, hanging up some of the cloths in the room's closet.
"What was Kaiba like as a kid?", Yami said.
"Well, from when I could remember... He seemed to get bruised mysteriously from time to time, and it was only after our Foster Dad died that that stopped.... But from since then, he's never worn short sleeves, or shorts. He told me it was because of how clumsy he was.", Mokuba shrugged.
Yami thought about it for a bit, as Mokuba left, and came to the conclusion that Seto had lied to hide something from Mokuba.
But, it was a new day, and they had to get Seto up, and around before another visit to the doctor for more questions.
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