AN: WAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! We meet Mokuba's attacker! Sorry. Uh, more
language and threatened violence. Oh yea! Erm, this sort of gives you
some information on our villain of the week, and such not. But don't
worry, he is not the only mastermind in Seto's midst. Don't worry, Seto.
You're by far the best! *Glomps Kaiba *
Hurts V
I heard Kaiba suck in his breath and stiffen involuntarily. I looked over his shoulder at the man who had spoken. He was much older and a few inches taller than Kaiba, but he was definitely bigger than Kaiba. The man's blue eyes crinkle with laughter and he kept pushing his dirty blond hair out of his eyes. He didn't seem so bad, but Kaiba didn't seem to like him much at all. I felt Kaiba loosen his grip on my waist and then release me.
"Tea. Why don't you go back and take a look at Mokuba." Kaiba told me. "I have some things to discuss with our guest."
"Seto?" I asked, before realizing I had called him by the name only Mokuba used. I waited for him to sneer and yell at me for using the name, but he just sighed and gave me a gentle push in the direction of the hospital.
"I'll be alright." He promised. I looked from him to the man and back again. I frowned but nodded and went back in the direction of Mokuba's room.
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I waited until Tea was out of sight before actually turning to face my enemy. He was just like I remembered him, except that now he was wearing a nice suit instead of the black jacket and jeans from the day we had meet.
"So, Kaiba." The man smiled at me. I sneered, barely resisting the urge to tear his head off. I wanted to kill him more than I had ever wanted to kill anyone before. Well, except maybe Pegasus and my adopted father but they doesn't really count.
"What do you want?" I asked. "You've done you damage. Why don't you just get out of my life and gloat at the misery you've cause my brother and I?"
"Because that wouldn't be fair!" The man protested with a sadistic smile.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You're a bit slow for a genius." The man commented with a short laugh. I narrowed my eyes and bit back a growl. The man shrugged and looked in the direction Tea had gone in. I glared at him and took a purposeful step to the left, obstructing his view.
"Say what you've come to say." I told him. He was playing an excellent game of cat and mouse, but I was sick of being the mouse. I was sick of his sadistic attitude, and I was sick of him.
"Cute girlfriend you've got." The man mentioned.
"She's not my girlfriend." I told him.
"Really?" The man asked, raising an eyebrow. "My eyes tell me differently."
"Then perhaps you need glasses." I shot back. I didn't know why yet, but I didn't like the interest my foe was taking in Tea, and I was determined to foil whatever plans he had for anyone, whatever it might do. Whatever it might cost me.
"I think not." The man grinned. "My aim is too damn good."
"I'm sick of your games." I told him.
"Really?" He asked startled. He acted surprised and hurt but I knew he was still at his old games and tricks. "Too bad for you really. I'm just getting started."
"Get out of my sight!" I hissed.
"Have it your way." The man smirked, turning to leave. "Oh, and Kaiba? If I were you I'd start keeping an eye on that girlfriend of yours."
"Bastard!" I yelled after him. He laughed and looked over his shoulder at me.
"The name's nothing of the sort. You may call me Damon though." He told me before walking off.
"Damon." I repeated softly. "Damon: Latin for Demon." I shook my head and chuckled softly to myself. "I suppose he finds that funny."
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I looked up as Tea walked into the room and smiled at me.
"Hey, Mokuba." She said with a small wave. "Seto's coming in a minute."
"Oh." I nodded. "Why'd he leave?"
"He needed some time to get his feelings in order." She told me, taking a seat next to my bed. "I heard about you're injuries."
"So did I." I said, forcing a smile.
"You okay with it?" She asked.
"I'll deal with it. It's not like I can do anything about it. It's like being short. Nothing I can do will change the fact."
"Seto blames himself." Tea informed me. I nodded. What else could I say?
"He keeps begging me to forgive him. I understand where he's coming from though. He promised to protect me, and then I'm shot. Seto may forget something's, but he doesn't forget promises."
"What do you mean?" Tea asked me.
"He doesn't promise much, but if he promises something, he keeps that promise. He's only promised me three things in my life. He promised me that nothing would separate us, he would always protect me and he promised that he'd always be my brother. If Seto promises you something, he'll die before breaking it."
"I noticed." Tea nodded.
"Most people aren't like that." I continued, not really hearing her. "The people promise silly things. They promise their kids new shoes for Christmas or a trip to the movies. If Seto is promising a small, trivial thing he'll use words like 'I'll try my best' or 'I'll see what can be done'."
"I've never noticed that." Tea admitted.
"Most people don't. He just acts cold so people won't get to close to him. He's rather strange like that. After Gozaburo, Seto's always been a bit scared of trusting people. Sometimes I thing the only person he truly trusts is himself. And me." I added as an after thought.
"Thanks for discussing me behind my back." Seto smirked from his spot at the door.
"Hey, Seto." Tea smiled, turning to look at him. I nodded to my brother, noting the redness and puffy appearance of his eyes. I hadn't noticed when he'd come in, but Seto had a couple of bruises on his face and a black eye. His nose had probably been bleeding recently. He also had his shirt buttoned all the way up, indicating that he had other injuries that he was hiding from me. Sometimes I wished he wouldn't try to keep me in the dark. He didn't lie to me very well, and it just worried me more when he did lie. I caught his eye and gave him one of my little frowns of worry. Seto chose not to acknowledge it and turned back to Tea.
"Who was that man?" Tea was asking Seto.
"Oh, just someone from the office." Seto said with a dismissive wave of his hand.
"So how come you didn't like him?" Tea asked, not falling completely for my brother's lie. "He seemed to anger you."
"Everyone at my office is below me. Honestly, I can't stand one of them." Seto shrugged. Tea seemed to buy his lie, and even I almost fell for it. If Seto hadn't been facing me, I would have fool as well. I would have to talk to Seto later.
Hurts V
I heard Kaiba suck in his breath and stiffen involuntarily. I looked over his shoulder at the man who had spoken. He was much older and a few inches taller than Kaiba, but he was definitely bigger than Kaiba. The man's blue eyes crinkle with laughter and he kept pushing his dirty blond hair out of his eyes. He didn't seem so bad, but Kaiba didn't seem to like him much at all. I felt Kaiba loosen his grip on my waist and then release me.
"Tea. Why don't you go back and take a look at Mokuba." Kaiba told me. "I have some things to discuss with our guest."
"Seto?" I asked, before realizing I had called him by the name only Mokuba used. I waited for him to sneer and yell at me for using the name, but he just sighed and gave me a gentle push in the direction of the hospital.
"I'll be alright." He promised. I looked from him to the man and back again. I frowned but nodded and went back in the direction of Mokuba's room.
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I waited until Tea was out of sight before actually turning to face my enemy. He was just like I remembered him, except that now he was wearing a nice suit instead of the black jacket and jeans from the day we had meet.
"So, Kaiba." The man smiled at me. I sneered, barely resisting the urge to tear his head off. I wanted to kill him more than I had ever wanted to kill anyone before. Well, except maybe Pegasus and my adopted father but they doesn't really count.
"What do you want?" I asked. "You've done you damage. Why don't you just get out of my life and gloat at the misery you've cause my brother and I?"
"Because that wouldn't be fair!" The man protested with a sadistic smile.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You're a bit slow for a genius." The man commented with a short laugh. I narrowed my eyes and bit back a growl. The man shrugged and looked in the direction Tea had gone in. I glared at him and took a purposeful step to the left, obstructing his view.
"Say what you've come to say." I told him. He was playing an excellent game of cat and mouse, but I was sick of being the mouse. I was sick of his sadistic attitude, and I was sick of him.
"Cute girlfriend you've got." The man mentioned.
"She's not my girlfriend." I told him.
"Really?" The man asked, raising an eyebrow. "My eyes tell me differently."
"Then perhaps you need glasses." I shot back. I didn't know why yet, but I didn't like the interest my foe was taking in Tea, and I was determined to foil whatever plans he had for anyone, whatever it might do. Whatever it might cost me.
"I think not." The man grinned. "My aim is too damn good."
"I'm sick of your games." I told him.
"Really?" He asked startled. He acted surprised and hurt but I knew he was still at his old games and tricks. "Too bad for you really. I'm just getting started."
"Get out of my sight!" I hissed.
"Have it your way." The man smirked, turning to leave. "Oh, and Kaiba? If I were you I'd start keeping an eye on that girlfriend of yours."
"Bastard!" I yelled after him. He laughed and looked over his shoulder at me.
"The name's nothing of the sort. You may call me Damon though." He told me before walking off.
"Damon." I repeated softly. "Damon: Latin for Demon." I shook my head and chuckled softly to myself. "I suppose he finds that funny."
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I looked up as Tea walked into the room and smiled at me.
"Hey, Mokuba." She said with a small wave. "Seto's coming in a minute."
"Oh." I nodded. "Why'd he leave?"
"He needed some time to get his feelings in order." She told me, taking a seat next to my bed. "I heard about you're injuries."
"So did I." I said, forcing a smile.
"You okay with it?" She asked.
"I'll deal with it. It's not like I can do anything about it. It's like being short. Nothing I can do will change the fact."
"Seto blames himself." Tea informed me. I nodded. What else could I say?
"He keeps begging me to forgive him. I understand where he's coming from though. He promised to protect me, and then I'm shot. Seto may forget something's, but he doesn't forget promises."
"What do you mean?" Tea asked me.
"He doesn't promise much, but if he promises something, he keeps that promise. He's only promised me three things in my life. He promised me that nothing would separate us, he would always protect me and he promised that he'd always be my brother. If Seto promises you something, he'll die before breaking it."
"I noticed." Tea nodded.
"Most people aren't like that." I continued, not really hearing her. "The people promise silly things. They promise their kids new shoes for Christmas or a trip to the movies. If Seto is promising a small, trivial thing he'll use words like 'I'll try my best' or 'I'll see what can be done'."
"I've never noticed that." Tea admitted.
"Most people don't. He just acts cold so people won't get to close to him. He's rather strange like that. After Gozaburo, Seto's always been a bit scared of trusting people. Sometimes I thing the only person he truly trusts is himself. And me." I added as an after thought.
"Thanks for discussing me behind my back." Seto smirked from his spot at the door.
"Hey, Seto." Tea smiled, turning to look at him. I nodded to my brother, noting the redness and puffy appearance of his eyes. I hadn't noticed when he'd come in, but Seto had a couple of bruises on his face and a black eye. His nose had probably been bleeding recently. He also had his shirt buttoned all the way up, indicating that he had other injuries that he was hiding from me. Sometimes I wished he wouldn't try to keep me in the dark. He didn't lie to me very well, and it just worried me more when he did lie. I caught his eye and gave him one of my little frowns of worry. Seto chose not to acknowledge it and turned back to Tea.
"Who was that man?" Tea was asking Seto.
"Oh, just someone from the office." Seto said with a dismissive wave of his hand.
"So how come you didn't like him?" Tea asked, not falling completely for my brother's lie. "He seemed to anger you."
"Everyone at my office is below me. Honestly, I can't stand one of them." Seto shrugged. Tea seemed to buy his lie, and even I almost fell for it. If Seto hadn't been facing me, I would have fool as well. I would have to talk to Seto later.