AN: Well, my faithful readers, the time is coming where I must end this
fic. It's strained and the end is near *Coughs weakly then dies
dramatically *. Actually, there aren't that many more chapters left.
Only... *counts them and blushes * never mind! Still a few more! Anyway.
We approach the 'Lets kick Kaiba around for the hell of it' time that all
Kaiba/Tea stories must use. And yes I know I have already filled my quota
of Kaiba abuse, but *Sigh * so be it. Oh, and for the last time! There
will be no lemons when Tea and Seto are not together! I'm sorry!
Hurts XVIII
I finished eating the last piece of chicken and poked Mokuba's potatoes with my fork.
"I know. I know." Mokuba mumbled. "I'll eat them; I will!"
The doorbell rang and Mokuba looked up. I motioned for him to stay where he was, as I got up to open the door.
"You'd better eat them or no dessert!" I threatened with a fake scowl. Mokuba rolled his eyes and poked his potato's again. I jogged down the hall, trying to get to the door before the person on the other side ripped it off its hinges. "And don't try pushing them around on your plate. I'm wise to that!"
"Fine." Mokuba replied with an exasperated sigh. I pulled the door open and was surprised to see Yami, Joey and Tristan standing there.
"I don't have time for this." I spat, trying to slam the door shut, but Joey stuck his foot in the way. Tristan shouldered the door open and Yami grabbed me by me collar. "What the hell?!"
"Big brother!" Mokuba yelled, coming in from the dinning room.
"What the hell did you do with them?" Yami asked me, dangerously clam. The only person I had ever seen this calm when angry was Pegasus, and that guy was NUTS!
"I don't know what you're taking about!" I told him.
"Like hell you don't!" Mai called out. I looked behind Yami to see Bakura and Mai. Joey and Tristan quickly closed in and I couldn't see past them.
"I haven't done anything! Besides, you are trespassing and if you don't get out immediately, I'm gonna throw you out." I threatened.
"Go ahead and try." Joey smirked. "It'll just give me an excuse to smash your face. And the best part is that you can't stop me. Not with Yami's powers over here. Now tell us! Where are they?"
"Where are who?!" I asked.
"Tea and Yugi!" Tristan told me.
"Like I know!" I snapped. "Why doesn't Yami just take over Yugi's body and find out where he is, instead of asking me?"
"Because if you locked him up, I'll be trapped there with him as well!" Yami spat. "Now where are they?!"
"Why not try a closet?" I chuckled.
"So you did kidnap them!" Yami growled tightening his hold on my shirt.
"WHAT?!" I screamed. "Kidnap them? I did nothing of the sort and I'll have you know that's slander!"
"Yea!" Mokuba cried, trying to support me. "You've got no proof."
"Proof? Who needs proof! The kidnappers called their boss Kaiba! Seems like pretty good proof to me!" Joey snarled.
"Yami?" Bakura asked, coming forward. "Perhaps there's another explanation to this. Back off and listen to what Kaiba has to say."
"And why should I?" Yami asked, not looking away from me. I could tell that if Bakura wasn't able to calm him down, I was screwed!
"Because Kaiba doesn't seem the type to lie if he's done something. Maybe not tell you everything, but he doesn't lie. Now, let go of his shirt, and let him defend himself."
Yami glared at me, but released his grip. I straightened my collar and glared back at him.
"I've been at home for the last three hours." I told them. "You can ask my architect or Mokuba. Besides, if I'd wanted to kidnap your friends, which I don't, I would have done it myself. But I guess this is my problem now."
"And why do you say that?" Mai asked.
"They tried to frame me!" I told her. 'And they kidnapped Tea. Stupid Bastard! People just shouldn't mess with me.' "So, what happened?"
"We were walking through the park when suddenly we heard Tea screaming and Yugi calling for help. We raced around the corner but all we could see was Yugi being thrown into a car. Then one of the bastard said something about going to Master Kaiba, and they drove off."
"Seto!" Mokuba shouted, as Yami finished his explanation. "You've got a fax."
"Not now Mokuba." I told him.
"Yes, now!" Mokuba countered. "It's about Tea and Yugi!"
"Huh?" I asked, taking the fax. I read it and slowly crumpled it in my fist.
"What is it?" Tristan asked.
"Bastard." I muttered, before stalking off. Everyone followed me down the hall, but stopped when they saw I was going upstairs.
"Where are you going?" Mokuba asked.
"To my room. I gonna need a couple things." I yelled over my shoulder. I climbed the stairs and booted up my laptop as I looked around my room.
'Asshole! Stupid fuckers. They kidnapped Tea to lure me in. I suppose I'll have to take the bait though. Can't afford to let them hurt her. I care too... WOA!! What the hell did I almost say?! Care about her? I'm just protecting her because I promised! Right? Oh my God! What if Mokuba was right? What if I don't just care about her? What if I... love her? That's crazy! I can't love anyone. I'm just asking to get hurt! That's right! Love equals pain! But whom am I fooling? I love her!' I realized as my computer announced that it was ready for my search. I sighed and pulled my small pistol out of the drawer by my bed. 'All right, Seto. Time to stop hiding in your mouse hole. Time to chance the cat.'
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I waited for Kaiba at the bottom of the stairs, ready to use mind-crush if he was trying to pull anything. Mai and Joey were standing with Tristan, while Mokuba and Bakura were discussing the differences between older brothers and Yamis. I had opted to stay out of that talk, since I was a member of one of the aforementioned parties. All movement and discussion ceased as Kaiba came down the stairs at a run and jumped the last stair. He ignored us and walked over to Mokuba.
"Listen, I'm going away, but I'll be back, okay?" Kaiba asked his brother.
"Uh-huh." Mokuba nodded.
"I'm putting the house on lock down while I'm gone. You know the codes, don't you?"
"Um, sort of." Mokuba shrugged. Kaiba sighed.
"Not good enough. Here." Kaiba told Mokuba as he pulled out a small notebook from his pocket. "All the codes are in that book."
"Gotcha." Mokuba nodded. "Seto? Why are you activating lock down?"
"I just wanna make sure those stupid bastards stay away from you while I'm gone."
"You going after Tea and Yugi?" Mokuba asked.
"No." Kaiba snorted. "I'm going after their captor. How dare he use my name!"
"Oh." Mokuba said flatly. Kaiba ruffle his brother's hair and turned to face the rest of us.
"You're all free to stay here while I'm gone, if you wish. Just make up your mind quickly. Once the house is on lock down, only I can reverse it."
"I'll stay." Bakura shrugged. Tristan rolled his eyes, but nodded to show he was staying.
"Mai and I will stay." Joey volunteered.
"You staying Yami?" Kaiba asked me. "Or are you going home?"
"Neither." I told him. "I'm going with you. Some ones got to find Yugi and Tea. Besides, Yugi is my aibou."
"Fine." Kaiba said with a noisy sigh. He turned to face Mokuba and flashed his brother a smile. "I'll be back soon, Mokuba."
"Okay, Seto." Mokuba nodded.
We walked to the back door and into the garage.
"You've got two cars?!" I asked, surprised.
"Four." Kaiba told me with a dismissive wave. "My Porsche and one of my limos are at work. Besides I never drive my two limos. Get in."
I got in his black Mercedes and put on my seat belt. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and a semi-automatic gun. He offered me the gun but I declined.
"I've got my shadow powers." I shrugged.
"Show off." Kaiba muttered, pulling out of the garage and closing the door behind us. We pulled into the driveway in the back and Kaiba keyed in a code. We pulled into the street and the gates clanged shut behind us.
"Any last words?" He joked.
"Yea." I muttered. "Something along the lines of 'Help us, Ra'. You?"
"Sure I do." Kaiba grinned coldly as he began to speed up. "Something along the lines of 'Ra help those sorry bastards' and 'pray we don't have to go through any metal detectors'."
Hurts XVIII
I finished eating the last piece of chicken and poked Mokuba's potatoes with my fork.
"I know. I know." Mokuba mumbled. "I'll eat them; I will!"
The doorbell rang and Mokuba looked up. I motioned for him to stay where he was, as I got up to open the door.
"You'd better eat them or no dessert!" I threatened with a fake scowl. Mokuba rolled his eyes and poked his potato's again. I jogged down the hall, trying to get to the door before the person on the other side ripped it off its hinges. "And don't try pushing them around on your plate. I'm wise to that!"
"Fine." Mokuba replied with an exasperated sigh. I pulled the door open and was surprised to see Yami, Joey and Tristan standing there.
"I don't have time for this." I spat, trying to slam the door shut, but Joey stuck his foot in the way. Tristan shouldered the door open and Yami grabbed me by me collar. "What the hell?!"
"Big brother!" Mokuba yelled, coming in from the dinning room.
"What the hell did you do with them?" Yami asked me, dangerously clam. The only person I had ever seen this calm when angry was Pegasus, and that guy was NUTS!
"I don't know what you're taking about!" I told him.
"Like hell you don't!" Mai called out. I looked behind Yami to see Bakura and Mai. Joey and Tristan quickly closed in and I couldn't see past them.
"I haven't done anything! Besides, you are trespassing and if you don't get out immediately, I'm gonna throw you out." I threatened.
"Go ahead and try." Joey smirked. "It'll just give me an excuse to smash your face. And the best part is that you can't stop me. Not with Yami's powers over here. Now tell us! Where are they?"
"Where are who?!" I asked.
"Tea and Yugi!" Tristan told me.
"Like I know!" I snapped. "Why doesn't Yami just take over Yugi's body and find out where he is, instead of asking me?"
"Because if you locked him up, I'll be trapped there with him as well!" Yami spat. "Now where are they?!"
"Why not try a closet?" I chuckled.
"So you did kidnap them!" Yami growled tightening his hold on my shirt.
"WHAT?!" I screamed. "Kidnap them? I did nothing of the sort and I'll have you know that's slander!"
"Yea!" Mokuba cried, trying to support me. "You've got no proof."
"Proof? Who needs proof! The kidnappers called their boss Kaiba! Seems like pretty good proof to me!" Joey snarled.
"Yami?" Bakura asked, coming forward. "Perhaps there's another explanation to this. Back off and listen to what Kaiba has to say."
"And why should I?" Yami asked, not looking away from me. I could tell that if Bakura wasn't able to calm him down, I was screwed!
"Because Kaiba doesn't seem the type to lie if he's done something. Maybe not tell you everything, but he doesn't lie. Now, let go of his shirt, and let him defend himself."
Yami glared at me, but released his grip. I straightened my collar and glared back at him.
"I've been at home for the last three hours." I told them. "You can ask my architect or Mokuba. Besides, if I'd wanted to kidnap your friends, which I don't, I would have done it myself. But I guess this is my problem now."
"And why do you say that?" Mai asked.
"They tried to frame me!" I told her. 'And they kidnapped Tea. Stupid Bastard! People just shouldn't mess with me.' "So, what happened?"
"We were walking through the park when suddenly we heard Tea screaming and Yugi calling for help. We raced around the corner but all we could see was Yugi being thrown into a car. Then one of the bastard said something about going to Master Kaiba, and they drove off."
"Seto!" Mokuba shouted, as Yami finished his explanation. "You've got a fax."
"Not now Mokuba." I told him.
"Yes, now!" Mokuba countered. "It's about Tea and Yugi!"
"Huh?" I asked, taking the fax. I read it and slowly crumpled it in my fist.
"What is it?" Tristan asked.
"Bastard." I muttered, before stalking off. Everyone followed me down the hall, but stopped when they saw I was going upstairs.
"Where are you going?" Mokuba asked.
"To my room. I gonna need a couple things." I yelled over my shoulder. I climbed the stairs and booted up my laptop as I looked around my room.
'Asshole! Stupid fuckers. They kidnapped Tea to lure me in. I suppose I'll have to take the bait though. Can't afford to let them hurt her. I care too... WOA!! What the hell did I almost say?! Care about her? I'm just protecting her because I promised! Right? Oh my God! What if Mokuba was right? What if I don't just care about her? What if I... love her? That's crazy! I can't love anyone. I'm just asking to get hurt! That's right! Love equals pain! But whom am I fooling? I love her!' I realized as my computer announced that it was ready for my search. I sighed and pulled my small pistol out of the drawer by my bed. 'All right, Seto. Time to stop hiding in your mouse hole. Time to chance the cat.'
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I waited for Kaiba at the bottom of the stairs, ready to use mind-crush if he was trying to pull anything. Mai and Joey were standing with Tristan, while Mokuba and Bakura were discussing the differences between older brothers and Yamis. I had opted to stay out of that talk, since I was a member of one of the aforementioned parties. All movement and discussion ceased as Kaiba came down the stairs at a run and jumped the last stair. He ignored us and walked over to Mokuba.
"Listen, I'm going away, but I'll be back, okay?" Kaiba asked his brother.
"Uh-huh." Mokuba nodded.
"I'm putting the house on lock down while I'm gone. You know the codes, don't you?"
"Um, sort of." Mokuba shrugged. Kaiba sighed.
"Not good enough. Here." Kaiba told Mokuba as he pulled out a small notebook from his pocket. "All the codes are in that book."
"Gotcha." Mokuba nodded. "Seto? Why are you activating lock down?"
"I just wanna make sure those stupid bastards stay away from you while I'm gone."
"You going after Tea and Yugi?" Mokuba asked.
"No." Kaiba snorted. "I'm going after their captor. How dare he use my name!"
"Oh." Mokuba said flatly. Kaiba ruffle his brother's hair and turned to face the rest of us.
"You're all free to stay here while I'm gone, if you wish. Just make up your mind quickly. Once the house is on lock down, only I can reverse it."
"I'll stay." Bakura shrugged. Tristan rolled his eyes, but nodded to show he was staying.
"Mai and I will stay." Joey volunteered.
"You staying Yami?" Kaiba asked me. "Or are you going home?"
"Neither." I told him. "I'm going with you. Some ones got to find Yugi and Tea. Besides, Yugi is my aibou."
"Fine." Kaiba said with a noisy sigh. He turned to face Mokuba and flashed his brother a smile. "I'll be back soon, Mokuba."
"Okay, Seto." Mokuba nodded.
We walked to the back door and into the garage.
"You've got two cars?!" I asked, surprised.
"Four." Kaiba told me with a dismissive wave. "My Porsche and one of my limos are at work. Besides I never drive my two limos. Get in."
I got in his black Mercedes and put on my seat belt. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and a semi-automatic gun. He offered me the gun but I declined.
"I've got my shadow powers." I shrugged.
"Show off." Kaiba muttered, pulling out of the garage and closing the door behind us. We pulled into the driveway in the back and Kaiba keyed in a code. We pulled into the street and the gates clanged shut behind us.
"Any last words?" He joked.
"Yea." I muttered. "Something along the lines of 'Help us, Ra'. You?"
"Sure I do." Kaiba grinned coldly as he began to speed up. "Something along the lines of 'Ra help those sorry bastards' and 'pray we don't have to go through any metal detectors'."