Author's Notes: I SAW THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS! IT WAS SO AWESOME! The books are still better, but THIS MOVIE WAS AMAZING! I LOVED IT! WHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Own, I do not. Genius, I am not. Rowling and Takahashi are.
Chapter 9: Seto Comes Home
Yugi still had his head buried in a Hermione's shoulder all through the bus ride. Every now and then you could hear him sniffle or whimper, and nobody disturbed him, because he had every right to do so.
They took him to his house as quickly as they could and made sure that he had crawled under his bed covers before shutting the door. Then the three wizards whisked downstairs somberly.
"What can we do now?" Ron asked in a hushed voice. "We're the only ones left. And Yugi probably can't handle anymore of this sh-"
"Ron!" Hermione hissed.
"Well it is. There's nothing left for us to do except wait for them to come, kill Yugi and take Harry back to Voldemort, who'll probably kill him anyway."
"I guess we'll just have to keep on our toes," Harry said quietly. "Our first plan probably wouldn't have worked anyway. They would've figured out what was going on and just killed us all on the spot." Harry looked out the window at the full moon, of which hadn't waned a bit, despite their hopes. "If only Lupin wasn't stunned, he would be able to help us out a lot."
"And we can't even contact Dumbledore," Ron added. "Those gits thought of everything!"
"That doesn't mean that we stop trying!" Hermione said. "We've got to protect Yugi! And Harry too!"
"I can protect myself," Harry said indignantly.
"We know, but you have a nose for trouble, and they're after you," Hermione explained, "Besides, what kind of people would we be if we just stood back and let it all happen? Do you want Voldemort to win?"
"What can we do, Hermione?" Ron said fiercely. "We haven't even finished school yet. They're twice our age, and twice as experienced too! What chance do we stand?"
Hermione opened and closed her mouth a couple times, but said nothing. Ron had been right. Soon they would all be done for.
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The next day Yugi didn't come out of his bedroom. His Grandpa hadn't come home yet, so it was up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione to clean up and cook. Nobody said a word. Nothing needed to be said.
There was a sound of a door being rattled at the front of the shop. All of them froze; Hermione almost dropped the China she was washing. Harry pulled out his wand and stepped forwards cautiously; Ron and Hermione followed suit.
Turning around the corner, they were relieved to see it wasn't a Death Eater, but yet it was someone familiar looking.
"Hey, it's that Seto Yugi was talking about," Ron said.
"Wasn't he in England?" Harry asked. Hermione, seeing that it was safe, marched up to the doorway and let him in. He swept past her with a look of contorted fury and misery on his face, and strode by Harry and Ron as well.
"Yugi!" Seto called out in what seemed to be a threatening voice.
"He's not – ready for company right now, so if you could come back later or-"
Seto turned a frosty gaze to Hermione, of whom almost instantly shut up. "What's that supposed to mean? This is urgent. And who are you?"
"He- he's crying his eyes out upstairs right now," Hermione stated, gaining some confidence back. "He's not fit to have company, so you'd best be leaving and coming back another day." Harry was a little amazed at how polite Hermione could be when she was telling someone off.
"I know you," Seto said, "You're one of the wizards we saw at that castle. And so are you two," He turned to Harry and Ron. "Then you probably know what's going on! This is your fault, isn't it?"
"What's our fault?" Ron asked vehemently. He wasn't taking too kindly on this intrusion.
"I come home from England to find my house empty and my little brother dead, and the police don't even know what happened to him! It has to be you, or that freak Bakura-"
"Bakura's dead too," Harry corrected. "All of Yugi's friends are dead as well, all of them died the same way Mokuba did. We didn't do it either, so you can stop accusing us." Harry could have sworn he saw Seto's eyes water with unshed tears.
"Than what the hell is going on?!" he almost yelled. "Tell me!"
"Quiet! You'll disturb Yugi!" Hermione said.
But Seto would not calm down. "Answer me!"
"Fine!" Ron shouted, just to be heard over the frantic Seto. He returned to a regular speech tone to explain the situation. "Evil wizards followed us here, and they've killed off every one of Yugi's friends to find us. You and Yugi are the only ones left."
"You expect me to believe that?!"
"Kaiba?" came the muted voice of Yugi. He made his way down the stairs, eyes red from crying and still dressed in yesterday's clothes. "What're you doing here?"
Setos' face had gone red with the effort not to cry. "Trying to find out what happened to my brother. Your friends aren't telling me the truth. That's why I came here to talk to you, and not some insane magicians from another world!"
"Kaiba, calm down, okay?" His face receded back towards a more natural peach colour, but his eyes were still hard with suspicion. "Whatever they're telling you is the truth. You can trust them." He was still very quiet, and looked kind of like he would burst into tears if spoken to above a whisper.
"They've got something to do with it! I know it!"
"It's not their fault, just listen to what they have to say."
"I CAN'T TRUST THEM!" Seto yelled. Yugi blinked back a couple tears, but continued. Harry surveyed the scene in silence.
"It's true. There are wizards after them. They knew that they would be with the people who came to their world, so they've searched their houses and killed them all. They're all gone-" Yugi trailed off, swallowing the lump in his throat.
Seto's expression was filled with denial, but Harry could tell that he knew it was the only plausible explanation. He only wanted brother back, or some one would have to pay.
"Then why aren't you doing anything?" he replied.
"Don't you think we've tried?" Harry budded in. "But what can we do? All we can do now is wait. We were too late to save your brother, and let's face it, we probably wouldn't have been able to anyway. It's not anyone's fault except the Death Eaters."
Seto now was at a loss of words; he realized that Harry was right. Anger was only the way he dealt with grief. He moved forward to sit on a kitchen chair.
Suddenly Harry got the feeling that something was horribly wrong. He whipped around just in time to glimpse a black cloaked figure in the doorway just before it raised a wand.
"Avada Kedavra!" Seto Kaiba keeled over while Hermione shrieked. The Death Eaters had followed him here.
Review Response:
tefla: That's good! Thanks!
Crystal Rain: No, Bakura's not alive. I can't tell you what "He's not-" means, because that'll spoil the next chapter, and I don't want that to happen. Yami Bakura (in my fic) wouldn't lend a helping hand if you offered him the world. He'd just do his own little world domination thing. Besides, how's he going to get out? Not to be mean or anything, that's just how it is in my fic. Thank you!
Ariyah-Chan: Bakki-chan? That's okay, everyone has weird nicknames for someone else. My parents used to call me Punky-boko-its (however that's spelt is still a mystery). It is a rather sketchy plan, but what options do they have? Lupin's out, they can't call for help, and they haven't learned any more powerful curses than Funniculus. Seto's not so lucky anymore though. Thanks for reviewing!
Gin Ryu-chan: I understand now, thanks. I'm planning on learning Japanese, Kanji and all, but I can't exactly start yet. I have other things to do…like this fic! Thank you!
Angel Reaper: Yes, one that's a Death Eater. They're heartless bums. Barty Jr. killed his own father. Nope, Mai's off the hook, somewhere in Maui, probably. Did I spell that right? Thank you for the review!
Luna339: Better a werewolf than a vampire. *shudders*. Imagine having one of those in your basement. Thank you!
lily22: Are you saying I should've killed Rex or Weevil? Not many people would miss them that I know of. Seto's not here anymore… he's left this earthly plain to find his little brother, Mokuba…it is a long journey through the otherworld, so we shall guide him…*begins to mutter a bunch of hibbery-jibbery and does a funky little witch doctor dance* J/K. I'm not that weird. I can't say anything more, my typing often betrays me. Thanks for the review!
Healtage: That's alright! What's there to apologize for? ^_^ My play was a 2-3 hour show that had a whole bunch of scenes that represented the teenage life today. I had a hard one – my brother (in the scene) had died recently and I had to cry on stage. I could only fake cry, but it was enough to make the audience cry for my scene! (Not that I'm bragging, but it was kind of hard, so I'm just proud of myself). And who are all these people with you? There are about 9 other people speaking with you in the review. I'm confused. Of course, I'm always confused, but I seem especially ditzy today. Thanks!
YamiBakuraChan: Great! Thank you!
white board: NEVER, YOU PIECE OF SPACE SEWAGE OF A BEST FRIEND! I see you snickering when you read my stories! You're not being supportive, you know. *sniff* And how many times have I told you icks-nay on the eal-ray ame-nay! Are you trying to reveal my true identity, Jessica? And besides, you don't even like Fleur! *to the other readers* If you haven't figured it out by now, she's my best friend and she laughs at my stories. She thinks they're weird. *sniff*
OotashiElf: It's okay. You're not the only one who's upset about Bakura's death. Just so long as no one tries to send me a virus or something, alright? Thanks a lot!
PIcaRDMPC: Nope, Yugi will not be sent to a shrink because of all this. He'll be perfectly sane, just a little sad. You've seen Seto now, so wha'd ya think? OOC? Perfect? Okay? Thank you for reviewing!