A Lesson or Two to be Learned

By: ~*starflower*~ a.k.a Mizuriu



Ok, *rubs temples* let's all get this straight: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!

Yami: You're finally making sense for a change, Mizuriu.

Hoshi-chan: You know what Yami? Shizuka ni!

Yami: Why?

Hoshi-chan: *sighs and sweat drops* …kudasai?

Yami: *falls down anime stile*

Bakura (Ryou): ,_, You ok, Yami?

Yugi: *looks down and sweat drops* at least she said 'kudasai' after all the rude things you've done to her.

Yami: *gets up* umm……what does 'kudasai' mean?

All: *blinks and face faults*

Hoshi-chan: Oh my gosh…he doesn't even know what it means! *laughs*

Y. Bakura: I think he's still in denial, MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

All: ACK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?!?

Y. Bakura: *looks sinisterly insane and laughs more* I've taken over this body to destroy you all!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

All: *sweat drops and looks at each other* Oh, that's reeeeeeeal original…

Y. Bakura: *takes Hoshi's fanfic and laughs more* And with this ancient scroll, I'll RULE THIS WORLD!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

All: *sweat drops bigger* Umm…Yami Bakura…that's…not a scroll…

Y. Bakura: Oh…THEN I'LL BURN THIS PIECE OF CRAP!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Hoshi-chan: *points* HE'S EVIL!! EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Besides, how are the pplz suppose to read it? I SUMMON THE CURSE OF DRAGON AND THE DARK MAGICIAN!!!!!!!

Curse of Dragon and Dark Magician: *sweat drops with a "Do we have to?" kind of look*

Hoshi-chan: GET HIM!!!!!!!

Yugi: umm…Hoshi-san? But they're my monsters.

Hoshi-chan: Well…this is my deck, and I got these cards. GET THAT EVIL PERSON!!!!! CURSE OF DRAGON AND DARK MAGICIAN, GO!!!!!!!!!

*Curse of Dragon and Dark Magician blasts Y. Bakura*

Y. Bakura: *lays sizzling on the ground*

Hoshi-chan: And that's how you make a Fried Y. Bakura. *takes fanfic away from Y. Bakura* I'll take that thank you.

Yami: you didn't have to pulverize him, Mizuriu.

Hoshi-chan: And you'll be next if you don't shut it.

Yugi: *sweat drops* Alright, Hoshi-san…I think the readers would like to read the chapter now.

Ryou(Bakura): *takes over* why is my hair burnt?

Hoshi-chan: Uhh….. *sweat drops* ok! L-let's get on with the chapter here, shall we? Someone asked if some people in particular was gonna come into play, well, you'll get your request! Here you go! Oh yeah, I made this chapter a little longer! There! HAPPY!?

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Chapter 5: Realizing to her words of Truth



"…He spared you…!"

Huh?

"…He spared you! Which is more than you deserve…!!"

... He did what? What for?

"…The game…!?"

Game?

"…He may have lost the game, but at least he hasn't lost his Heart…!"

Heart?

"…Not like you…"

Me? What does this have to do with me? I didn't lose anything!…did I…?

"…Yugi has friends that will always stay by his side no matter what happens even if he loses to some lousy game…"

Yugi? This is about Yugi Moto? Friends? What is that?

"…but what do you have…!? What do you have at the end of the day!?"

What do…I…have…?…at…the…end of the…day…? At the end of the…day…? What is it…that I have…?

"…Tell me!"

…what do I…have…?

"Tell me!!!"

I gave a sudden sharp gasp as I immediately sat up. It was hot, so hot! I took my long leather jacket off and threw it to the floor in somewhat distress and…anger. The burning feeling of mixed frustration and rage was heating my body as a sudden feeling started to well up from somewhere inside that gave me a strange urge to scream out for no apparent reason. Just mere seconds before, that voice echoed and provoked me in my slumber…a restless one. It wasn't comforting at all…but then again; I never had a relaxing rest since almost forever. It seems that this never-ending torment has forced my fading soul to live on and walk this god-forsaken realm in utter barren and hollowness. It had seemed that He above us all has condemned me to forever drown about like a vacant space, its purpose to only fulfill its duty as it has been created to solely do what they made me to do. Nothing more. Nothing less…that was until my brother, my Mokuba, was taken and snatched away from me like the drifting clouds blown quickly aside by the strong and deceitful winds of the four-corners of the earth. And to make things worse for me, his own entity, his own soul, was stolen by just one, simple swift movement of just a blink of an eye, like a thief disguised and cloaked in the dark shadows of the night. And now, I have come for him. I have come for my brother!

…but…why? What for…? My mind is a total void. It won't tell me! Why have I come for Mokuba? Then the soft voice that was proclaimed ever so quietly in my dreams was mimicked and copied by somewhere deep inside the unknown part of me…only…it was more…gentle…

"…He spared you…"

'Not this again!'

"…He spared you…which is more than you deserve…"

'Spared me from what?' I growled back inside.

"…the game…"

'Game? What game?' I questioned that inner voice. I'd hate to admit, but this got my attention like a cloth to a snag.

"…He may have lost the game…but at least he hasn't lost his Heart…"

'A what? A Heart?' This was making no sense. I was about to ignore this, until these next words warmly floated to me.

"…not like you…"

"…me…? Not like me…? What are you talking about…?" I finally moved my lips to speak, but hardly felt the breath flow out of me as I leaned against the cold stoned wall, glancing at a window that was highlighted in silver by the pale white crescent moon that hung lazily in the star filled sky.

"…Yugi has friends that will always stay by his side no matter what happens even if he loses to some lousy game…"

'…Friends…? Yugi!? He lost the game! And There's-!!' I was cut off from my retort

"…but what do you have…? What do you have at the end of the day…Seto Kaiba…?"

This time, it seemed to mock me.

1 "Don't deny it…you know it's true…"

What are you saying!? Your making-!!

"…look at yourself, Seto Kaiba…look at what you have become…"

What have I become!? What the hell are you talking about!?

"…see? You're too angry. And look where it has gotten you. Because of your anger and your coldness, you have since then, rejected and ignored your brother, your only brother, and now he's gone…"

I shook my head frantically. No…it's not true!!

"…because of your selfishness and ignorance…he has been robbed of the one thing that can never die…can never be kept by anyone else but him…and you made it worse by breaking your promise…"

My…promise…? Promise…?

"Yes, Seto Kaiba…your promise. You promised that you'll always be there for Mokuba. You promised that you'll protect him and care for him no matter what…"

Oh no…I really did make that promise, didn't I?

"…yes. And who should you thank for realizing that…?"

Taunter…you of course.

"No…"

No? What do you mean 'no'!?

"Calm down…it's not me…"

Then who?

"'Who?' You know the answer, Seto Kaiba…"

Me? What do you mean 'only you know the answer'?

The inner voice sighed, "Aiya, Seto…have you forgotten the event earlier today…?"

You mean the Duel with Yugi Moto?

"Yes…"

What about it?

"…ai…after you defeated Yugi, Seto…what happened?"

You mean that girl that stood up for Yugi?

"Yes, Seto…that's when I came in. Her words have brought me forth to you…"

So what are you? My self-conscious?

"Most likely, and not really…"

And now what's that suppose to mean?

"That means I am more of you then you yourself are…"

What?

It seemed to giggle, "You'll understand someday…some how…" Then it seemed to start fading, like it was leaving.

Umm…wait!

"…yes..?"

Who are you?

Then there was a small pause of hesitation before a small reply came to me,

"…I am the innocence you once knew and had…I am the symbol of the once gentle being you knew…I am you, Seto Kaiba…I am the real you…"



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The cool night winds blew lightly down upon me from the cloudless heavens, playing with my limp white hair, dampen by the moist air tainted and laced with the churning cold breeze. My companions lay around me, sleeping peacefully with their desired dreams they so solely longed for. They deserved it. We have been through a lot together lately, tiring in the body, mind, soul, and the most precious, the heart, so only the dreams can bring some serene comfort to us now. But I can't lie down and relax or even close my eyes. The disturbances in the bondage between me and my friends, has some what wavered within the last few or more minutes in the leavings of two presences. I wasn't in dreams, so I was able to see the two absentee's scene play out before me without having my wake known.

I wasn't blind either. I have seen the relationship between Yugi Moto and Tea Gardner. How the way Yugi always looks at her while Tea always cheers everyone on, especially Yugi…and, what gets me in confusion is how Tea also roots for Yami…it rivals how she talks with Yugi. And to make things a little more complexing, is how she stopped Yami from going too far. And then it was when Tea spoke harshly to Seto Kaiba for Yugi, using only her own extent of her infinite wisdom and unbelievable care for those all around her. And even though her experience in Dueling was somewhat very low, her determination and love of care was remarkably high that guided her through the trap set before her in shrouds and help her win in the name of aiding a fallen little boy named Yugi. Tea won, and gave her fair if not a faulty earnings and during it all, brought the young boy out of his deep reverie in the deepest and darkest parts of the shadows of himself, giving up the match's star chips to pass on to Yugi.

But, I wonder, as I sit here awake during this lonesome night, Yami was so cold, and seemed, almost Emotionless, can Tea really bring out the true inner feelings from Yami like she did Kaiba? And also, how will Yugi take this? But hey, I'm just Ryou Bakura. I'm just here to watch it all, but I am free to think about it…right?

To Be Continued………………

Hoshi-chan: *whistles* sheesh, Ryou. I didn't know you had it. Kinda darky over here in this chap.

Ryou: *pretending to be totally oblivious to the fic* I don't know what your saying.

Yami: Hey! I wasn't even in this chapter!

Hoshi-chan: Oh, Yami, stop it!

Yami: Why?

Yugi: Yami-kun…please stop with the 'Why?'s. I've had enough of that for today.

Seto: Why was I brought in this story? This is the stupidest thing ever written with me in it in history!!

Pegasus: *suddenly pops up* Because I wanted you to be in here, Kaiba boy! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

All: *sweat drops and slowly backs away* ech……it's Pegasus.

Funny Bunny: *suddenly comes up and runs in circles around the comp. screen* Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou! Hey, Kaiba! Hey, Hoshi! Hey, Yami! Hey, Yugi! Hey, Ryou!

Pegasus: *gets all starry eyed* Oh my! It's Funny Bunny here to stay! *starts dancing along with stupid bunny*

All: *runs away screaming in fear* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT FUNNY BUNNY AND PEGASUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE INSANITY!!!!!!!!!!! THE INSANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'RE DOOMED!!!!!!!! DOOMED FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoshi-chan: *runs back* Review please! Ja! *then starts running away again screaming* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S FUNNY BUNNY!!!!!!!!!! EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

~*starflower*~ a.k.a Mizuriu